NBC News reports:
House Republicans on Wednesday defeated their own plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, with the party divided over the length of a short-term funding bill and what, if anything, should be attached to it.
It was an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had yanked the same funding package off the floor last week amid growing GOP defections, only to watch it collapse on Wednesday in a vote that seemed doomed from the start.
The vote was 202-220 with two members voting present. In all, fourteen Republicans voted against the package and three Democrats voted for it.
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🚨BREAKING🚨
The 6 month CR + SAVE Act has failed 202 – 220.
This puts us at risk of a potential lame duck Christmas funding bill, jeopardizing the pro-gun provisions we’ve worked to secure in this bill. pic.twitter.com/HPiqW2pqIG
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) September 18, 2024