Congress Averts , Government <br />Shutdown, With 11th <br />Hour Vote.<br />The stop-gap measure funds the federal government through mid-February.<br />Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to report the government remains open!, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader (D-NY), via CBS News.<br />It passed the Senate by a vote of 69-28...<br />...after passing in the House by a vote of 221-212.<br />While a number of Senate GOP members voted for the bill, it received a single Republican vote in the House.<br />The late-night vote followed <br />a tense day on Capitol Hill, .<br />in which a number of Republican members attempted to remove the bill's COVID vaccine mandate for federal workers.<br />The effort failed, though threats of a government shutdown circulated throughout the day.<br />We're not going to shut the government down. It makes no sense for anyone. Almost no one on either side thinks it's a <br />good idea, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader (D-NY), via CBS News.<br />In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck a defiant tone in response to the threats.<br />We're not going to go for their anti-vaxxing. So if you think that's how we're going to keep the government open, forget that, Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker (D-CA), <br />via CBS News.<br />Republican senators said they were "pleased" the measure passed, but warned that a vote in February would need to address issues left unresolved by the bill.<br />Republican senators said they were "pleased" the measure passed, but warned that a vote in February would need to address issues left unresolved by the bill.<br />That means maintaining legacy riders, eliminating poison pills, and getting serious about the funding we are going to provide for our nation's defense, Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL), via CBS News.<br />If that doesn't happen, we'll be having this same conversation <br />in February, Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL), via CBS News
