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The House approved a 45-day stopgap funding measure on Saturday afternoon, hours before the government is set to shut down. The final vote was 335–91, with more Democrats (209) than Republicans (126) supporting the measure. The continuing resolution (CR) extends funding at current levels through Nov. 17 and includes disaster relief but not Ukraine aid. It was a surprising move by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) who until Saturday had been trying to rally his conference behind a Republican CR that would have kept the government open but cut funding levels and include GOP border security measures. Republican hardliners have threatened to oust Speaker McCarthy from his post if he turned to Democrats to keep the government open. “If someone wants to remove because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try,” Speaker McCarthy told reporters ahead of the vote. “If I have to risk my job for standing up for the American public, I will do that.” The CR now heads to the Senate. Watch the vote and debate by tapping the link in our bio. #houseofrepresentatives #congress #governmentshutdown