The 216-210 vote throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
The national test is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz has threatened to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week after he relied on Democrats to provide the necessary votes to fund the government.
The spending bill brokered just before the deadline funds the government until Nov. 17.
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If a shutdown arrives, millions of federal employees will be furloughed and many others — including those working in the military and the Transportation Security Administration — will be forced to work without pay until it ends.
Government funding expires Oct. 1, the start of the federal budget year. A shutdown will effectively begin at 12:01 a.m. Sunday if Congress is unable to pass a funding plan that the president signs into law.
Calling Trump MIA, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, “He owes it to you to defend his record where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation we have now.”