House Passes Another 3-Week Funding Bill and Trims $6 Billion

Amid rising discontent with the patchwork budget process, the U.S. House has passed yet another continuing resolution to keep the government funded for another three weeks.

By a vote of 271-158, the House approved the measure that also cuts $6 billion from the federal budget. The resolution now heads to the Senate.

In a statement, President Barack Obama said the House action "gives Congress some breathing room to find consensus on a long-term measure that funds the government through the end of the fiscal year." He urged the Senate to pass the bill to avoid a government shutdown.

But while the president said Democrats "have already met Republicans halfway" on spending reductions, Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, assailed the Senate for failing to pass House Resolution 1, which would fund the government through the end of the year while making $100 billion in budget cuts.

"The American people sent a loud and clear message in November that they want Congress to get its fiscal House in order -- which is necessary to get the economy back on track and create jobs. ... With our nation over $14 trillion in debt, the status quo isnt going to cut it," the first-term congresswoman said in a statement.