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House passed ‘clean’ continuing resolution, Rep. Tom Cole says; Senate outcome uncertain
Summary
Rep. Tom Cole, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said the U.S. House has passed a clean continuing resolution to keep the government operating but said the measure faces an uncertain path in the Senate, where a 60‑vote threshold remains, and the shutdown is already affecting federal workers.
Rep. Tom Cole, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said the U.S. House has passed a “clean, continuing resolution” to keep the federal government operating, but he said the measure’s fate now rests with the Senate, where he said supporters number about 55 — short of the 60 votes needed under Senate rules.
Cole said the House action was intended to “continue to negotiate” on appropriations and that negotiating over other issues — including Medicaid changes and COVID-era health‑care tax subsidies — should not be a precondition for keeping government services funded. “We originally had 1 Democratic vote in the Senate, then we got 2 more, so 3,” Cole said, adding later, “It's never worked out. It's never gotten them to where they wanna go.”
Why it matters: A continuing resolution (CR) keeps federal funding at…
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