Senate Democrats are meeting, as they work to lock-in a vote
The Senate is now in recess, while Democrats meet in a room just off the floor.
The Senate is running a hotline on the House-passed CR, per a Senate aide, which means they’re working to lock in a vote on the bill and do it quickly.
White House sees 'big victory,' right not to meet with McCarthy last minute
Overall, the White House feels this outcome is a “big victory” on funding levels and keeping the government open for now, according to a senior administration official.
The White House was also clear that there was no need for a meeting between President Joe Biden and Speaker McCarthy and officials feel that was the right approach as well, White House officials said.
GOP Rep. says she'll try to expel Rep. Bowman from the House for fire alarm incident
Fellow New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, said on X that she'll introduce a resolution to expel Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman from the House for pulling a fire alarm during today's votes.
"This action warrants expulsion & I’m introducing a resolution to do just that," she wrote.
Rep. Jeffries touts CR passage as accomplishing Democratic goals
Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries touted the 45-day stopgap measure as accomplishing what Democrats have been pushing.
"We went from devastating cuts that would have impacted the health, the safety and the economic well-being of the American people, in 24 hours to a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people across the board, entirely consistent with what Democrats have said from the beginning is the only path forward, a bipartisan spending agreement that keeps government open, avoids a catastrophic government shutdown and meets the needs of the American people in every possible way,” the New York Democrat told reporters.
Jeffries won't comment on Bowman fire alarm
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he hasn't seen the video of Bowman pulling the fire alarm.
“Until I see the video, I have no further comment," he said.
Senate Dems meeting any minute on path forward
Senate Democrats will meet today at 3:45 p.m. ET, a Senate Democratic aide says.
During that meeting they will discuss the path forward for voting on the House-passed CR, which could happen within the next two hours, Democratic senators leaving the floor said.
McCarthy: Ethics Committee should look into Rep. Bowman pulling fire alarm
McCarthy said the Ethics Committee should look into Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., pulling a fire alarm before the CR vote. "This is serious.”
“I’m gonna have a discussion with the Democratic leader about it. But this should not go without punishment. This is an embarrassment," McCarthy said.
McCarthy dismisses concerns that some Republicans opposed stopgap measure
Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to dismiss that it would be a problem for him within his caucus that he passed a stopgap measure with the overwhelming help of Democrats.
"I tried every possible way listening to every possible person in the caucus," McCarthy said.
He said he would have preferred the earlier version of the short-term spending bill that included funding for the border.
"I want to be part of the conservative group that wants to get things done," he said.
White House puts pressure on McCarthy to pass separate Ukraine bill
The White House reacted to the news of the House passing a clean short-term bill to fund the government by saying that the administration expects McCarthy to pass a separate Ukraine bill shortly.
"We fully expect Speaker McCarthy—who has stated his support for funding to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s illegal and unjustified war of aggression—will bring a separate bill to the floor shortly," a White House official said in a statement.