Only one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), voted in favor and helped push the bill over the finish line after party leadership pledged over the last week not to vote for a “partisan” continuing resolution that “rips away life-sustaining healthcare and retirement benefits from everyday Americans.”

Heading into the vote, a few House Democrats told the Washington Examiner they were united against the CR but anticipated it would still pass with Republican votes. Many Democrats have accused the CR of cutting Medicaid and Social Security, notions that Republicans have vehemently pushed back against.

“They either have an issue with reading comprehension, or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation campaigns that we’ve ever seen in our lives,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said. “Every single word of that is a lie. … They just made it up. They didn’t read the bill. … There are no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Zero.”

The passage of the CR is a win for Johnson, who has a razor-thin majority and could only afford to lose two votes to pass the legislation along party lines.

Much of the credit for the CR passage goes to the White House. Trump made calls to holdouts over the last few days and hosted hard-line conservatives at the Oval Office to shore up support for the spending bill.

On Tuesday morning, Vice President JD Vance visited with GOP lawmakers at their weekly conference meeting. He told Republicans that a government shutdown would have a drastic impact on Trump’s border security agenda and possibly delay any efforts from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to eliminate “waste, fraud, and abuse” in the federal government.

Massie’s reason for voting against the CR stemmed from the fact that it did not include any cuts recommended by DOGE. However, Johnson said he expected rescissions legislation, which rescinds funding previously appropriated, to come back to Congress.

“Some of the things that are being appropriated, the executive branch has the authority not to spend,” Johnson told reporters after the press conference. “We just do a top-line basic authorization. … If there are categories, for example, that would have been subject to fraud, waste, and abuse, they’re not going to spend it. And it would be right for them to send a rescission back to Congress for us to unwind that.”

Massie’s decision to vote “no,” typical for him on spending bills, angered Trump so much that the president called for a primary challenger against the Kentucky Republican. This places Johnson, who quipped Tuesday he is part of the “incumbent protection program,” in an ironic position: Defend a congressman who has repeatedly called for his removal as speaker.

“Thomas and I have had disagreements, but I consider [him] a friend,” Johnson said. “… He’ll tell you he’s doing what he thinks is right on this, but I vehemently disagree with his position.”

The CR replaces what should be 12 separate appropriations bills that Congress has been unable to pass for some time due to party differences and GOP infighting. Under Johnson’s leadership, there have been five continuing resolutions, which, in the past, have irritated hard-liners and a few times led to motions to vacate the speaker.

But hard-liners got behind this CR, with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) noting that this is “not your grandfather’s continuing resolution.” Harris was among the HFC members who joined Trump at the Oval Office last week, and the meeting got members such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who usually votes against CRs, to support it.

“The bottom line is that a continuing resolution is usually the first step to an omnibus bill,” Harris said during a rare appearance at the GOP leadership presser. “That’s why, traditionally, the House Freedom Caucus has opposed continuing resolutions. This clearly is not.”

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told reporters ahead of the vote that he was “barely” voting in favor of the spending deal because of Trump.

“The ‘barely’ is Donald Trump,” Burlison said. “I mean he is the difference maker. I would never support this language, but I do trust Donald Trump.

“He’s not let me down. I think that he is a man of his word, and so I believe him when he says he’s going to get it done,” Burlison added, referring to reducing the deficit and balancing the budget.

According to Johnson, this will, hopefully, be the last CR.

“There is a seismic shift going on in Washington,” Johnson said. “This is a different moment than we have ever been in.”

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“What I expect is that this White House is going to actually do its job,” the speaker added. “What a concept. This White House is going to send us a budget — this hasn’t been done in a while.”

The continuing resolution now heads to the Senate, placing the bill’s fate in the hands of Senate Democrats, and many have said they are opposed to the measure. On the GOP side, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has said he is against the bill. Funding expires on Friday.