House Passes CR With CHIP Funding, ACA Tax Repeal; Govt. Shutdown In Senate's Hands

The House approved the GOP leadership's one-month government funding bill, along with six years of Children's Health Insurance Program funding and a delay of the ACA's industry's taxes, Thursday evening (Jan.18), 230-197, leaving the fate of a potential government shutdown Friday to the Senate. The final vote was largely along party lines as expected with 11 Republicans and six Democrats breaking ranks. Democratic leaders said the CHIP funding wasn't enough to draw their support. The bill's passage was secured an...