The chamber voted on a sweeping funding measure that includes billions in emergency aid to Ukraine
, streamed through Pelosi’s office on Wednesday afternoon as the caucus scrambled for a solution.
“We are moving forward with our bill, and we are not wallowing in what some governors are complaining about not getting,” she said. “I have the greatest respect for every single one of my members. But right here, we’re in a battle.” The extra aid is expected to ease whipping efforts in both parties, and the return of earmarks is a sweetener sure to build support, since lawmakers will be able to tout specific projects they got funded in their districts.
The funding deadline is the fourth Congress has faced since the fiscal year began in October. Lawmakers have already resorted to three short-term spending patches to buy more time for the broader negotiations. Those stopgap bills have kept the Pentagon and all non-defense agencies running on, in the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency. And Democrats are eager to replace those budget totals with fresh legislation that overrides Trump’s focus on funding projects like the border wall.
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