Near-Empty House Buys Time

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The House approved a four-day funding extension to keep the federal government running on Thursday. 

The Washington Post reports that a near-empty chamber approved the extension by voice vote. Most House members are away from Capitol Hill for a weeklong recess. Hawaii’s House Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Mazie Hirono are in the Islands this week. 

The extension means that House members have until early next week to develop a plan to keep government running until Nov. 18. The Senate passed a plan to avert a government shutdown earlier this week. 

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