House overwhelmingly passes bill to avoid consequential government shutdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Trump immediately backed it, calling it a "SUCCESS" and "a very good deal.
62% : Republican Rep. Tom Cole, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the short-term extension gives Trump "an opportunity to participate in the process.
50% : It does not address the debt ceiling, something Trump had demanded during the tumultuous back-and-forth over the course of the week.
46% : But the effect on government functions should be minimal.
40% : The bill was Johnson's third attempt this week to extend government funding and avoid a politically perilous shutdown heading into the holidays.
30% : An earlier deal he crafted over several weeks of talks with Democrats collapsed when Republicans, led by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, revolted against many spending provisions that went beyond extending funding at current levels.
29% : House Republicans instead vowed to address the issue in a future tax bill once Trump is in power.
12% : Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday.

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