WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed into legislation laws funding the federal government by means of the tip of September, ending the specter of a partial authorities shutdown and capping off a battle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats.
Harrison Fields, White Home principal deputy press secretary, stated in a publish on X that Trump signed the persevering with decision Saturday.
The invoice largely retains authorities funding at ranges set throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, although with modifications. It trims non-defense spending by about $13 billion from the earlier yr and will increase protection spending by about $6 billion, that are marginal modifications when speaking a few topline spending degree of almost $1.7 trillion.
The Senate cleared the laws on Friday in a 54-46 occasion line vote, with 10 members of the Senate Democratic caucus serving to the invoice advance to passage regardless of opposition from inside their occasion — most vocally from colleagues within the Home, who exhorted them to reject the invoice out of hand.
Senate Democrats argued for days over whether or not to pressure a shutdown, furious that Republicans within the Home had drafted and handed the spending measure with out their enter. Democrats stated the laws shortchanges well being care, housing and different priorities and offers Trump huge leeway to redirect federal spending at the same time as his administration and the Department of Government Efficiency quickly dismantle congressionally accredited companies and packages.
Ultimately, sufficient of the Democratic senators determined a authorities shutdown could be even worse than letting the funding invoice cross.
Senate Democratic chief Chuck Schumer stated a shutdown would have given the Trump administration the power to deem complete companies, packages and personnel non-essential, furloughing staff with no promise they’d ever be rehired.
“A shutdown will enable DOGE to shift into overdrive,” Schumer stated. “Donald Trump and Elon Musk could be free to destroy very important authorities companies at a a lot sooner price.”
Passage of the funding invoice by means of the Home earlier within the week was a victory for Trump and Home Speaker Mike Johnson, who managed to carry Republicans collectively and muscle the invoice to passage with out assist from Democrats — one thing they’ve rarely been able to achieve up to now.
