President Donald Trump HR signed in 1968, the “2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Expansion Act” was passed in the House and the Senate. The passage of the Trump-backed Continuing Resolution (CR) formally prevented potential closures from the administration.
CR extended the administration’s budget to the end of September and received approval from most Senate Republicans. Only Senator Rand Paul, RK.Y. Vote for the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerDN.Y. faced a rebound on Friday after announcing the intent to vote for the bill.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Image)
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A total of 10 Democrats voted with Republicans to pass the CR and avoid the government shutdown, including Schumer, Senate Minority Dick Durban, D-ill. and Sens. AngusKing, I-Maine, i-Maine, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, D-Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., D-Nev. D-nev. DN.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, Dn.Y. and Dn.H. Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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Former House Speaker before the bill passes the Senate Nancy Pelosi A statement urged Democratic senators to “listen to women.” California Congresswoman mentioned Rep. Rosa Delauro, D-CT. and Senator Patty Murray, D-wa. They all opposed the bill.
“Appropriation leaders Rosa Delauro and Patty Murray eloquently proposed a case where we must have a better choice: a four-week extension of funding to keep the government open and negotiate a bipartisan agreement,” Pelosi’s statement said. “The United States has experienced Trump’s closure before, but this harmful legislation will only make things worse.”
President Donald Trump departed from the joint base in Andrews, Maryland on March 14, 2025 and spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force One. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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Trump seemed to hear about the Senate vote in his answer to a question from a reporter at Andrews United Base. He told the media that the Senate passed the CR and he was “impressed” with him.
Julia Johnson of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
