House Democrats appear likely to provide enough support for Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending bill needed to keep the government open, putting the bill on a clear path toward passage Tuesday afternoon.
Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans are planning on moving the bill under suspension of the rules as they do not have the 218 Republican votes needed to adopt the rule if all members are voting. This will require two-thirds support, which means the continuing resolution needs broad backing from Democrats as dozens of Republicans have said they will not back the bill, which is set for a 4:30 p.m. vote.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, which came out in opposition to the stopgap measure earlier in the day, appeared to be making their displeasure known to Johnson on the House floor Tuesday. They briefly held up adoption of the rule needed to advance the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.
