Well, that bit of drama is over. After the House reconvened at 9:30 p.m. for a 15-minute vote, representatives overwhelmingly approved a 7-day continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security through next Friday. The vote was 357-60.
House voted 357-60, well over 2/3rds, to pass 1 week extension of DHS funding. Measure goes to the Pres for signature.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 28, 2015
10pm…uh, plenty of time left. Congress has passed a one week extension that keeps #DHS open. Stress to be revisited next week.
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) February 28, 2015
If Democratic rationale was to oppose 3 week DHS funding because they wanted funding certainty, why would they vote for 1 week? Oh forget it
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) February 28, 2015
Does anyone have a rational explanation as to why 21 days of DHS funding was utterly unacceptable and 7 days wasn't?
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) February 28, 2015
DHS funding. Apparently 3 weeks bad but one week good
— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) February 28, 2015
Dems seem to have miscalculated. If they let three-week CR sail though, the fight would have consumed all of March. Now just one week
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 28, 2015
Congress kicks the can down the road for a week http://t.co/O4zNyyOjEe
— Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) February 28, 2015
Congress does what it does best: Punt.
— Bob Cusack (@BobCusack) February 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/571505122762739713
Cantor Effect: Brat voted no on DHS. And brought 4 other Va Rs with him – Forbes, Hurt, Griffith, Wittman. All usually reliable for Boehner.
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) February 27, 2015
So House Dems voted against a clean 3-week DHS bill — No more games! Demanded long-term funding. Then voted for a 7-day bill. Odd.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 28, 2015
House adjourns till noon Monday when DHS funding past March 6 remains an issue in both chambers. Can now return to the color of #TheDress.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 28, 2015
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