"Analyzing the Winners and Losers in the Averted Shutdown"

The House and Senate passed a clean stopgap spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown and providing $16 billion in disaster relief. However, the bill does not include funding for Ukraine or GOP provisions for border security. Winners include Speaker Kevin McCarthy for averting a shutdown and excluding Ukraine aid, hardline conservatives who opposed Ukraine aid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for avoiding a shutdown but losing support for Ukraine aid, Congressional Democrats for avoiding a shutdown but sacrificing Ukraine funding, and President Biden for avoiding a shutdown but losing out on Ukraine funding. Losers include Rep. Matt Gaetz for failing to oust McCarthy and fiscal conservatives who failed to force spending cuts. Additionally, Ukraine funding was not included in the bill, raising questions about its future.