House Impeachment Officer Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) delivers part of the impeachment officers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, accused of instigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021.
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The House on Friday passed an interim funding measure to keep the federal government open until at least mid-December.
The continuing resolution measure was approved by a margin of 230 to 201 with a Democratic majority vote. The approval came a day after the Senate passed the same resolution in a wire vote.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign it into law later Friday.
Had the resolution not passed, the government would have shut down due to the Friday night deadline for approval of the next federal budget.
Funding for the resolution includes approximately $12 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine, $18.8 billion for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund and $1 billion for heating and l assistance to public services.
The bill, which will fund the government until December 16, had to be passed before negotiations on the final 2023 budget could continue.
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