President Biden has signed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown. Biden signed the bill shortly after it was passed by the Senate on Saturday, ahead of the midnight deadline.
The bill includes natural disaster aid and a measure to keep the FAA operational, but does not provide additional funds for Ukraine or border security. It now means the government will stay funded at existing levels through November 17th.
President Biden says that the government should have “never been in this position in the first place” as it related to a potential shutdown.
In a statement released Saturday, Biden praised bipartisan efforts to keep the government open and funded, along with slamming House Republicans for what he called a “manufactured crisis.” He went on to also criticize the bill for not adding new funding for Ukraine, something he said can not be “interrupted.”
The government was set to shutdown at 12:01 A.M. Sunday if a bill was not approved.
Nine Republican senators voted against the stopgap bill, including Kansas Senator Roger Marshall, Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
