It's time for the last word with Ali Belchie.

Good evening, Allie.

You know, we've all been ramping up for whatever happened tonight with the shutdown.

So I haven't really given thought to anything else.

That owl is what I needed.

It's what we all needed.

That's what we all needed.

I insisted.

I insisted at being the program.

Thank you, my friend.

I walked by to say hello to you.

I think we were busy doing a show, but I haven't seen you in real life for so long that we're just down the road from each other.

So I thought I'd wave. Nice to see you. You have yourself an amazing weekend. See you next week.

You too, buddy. Have a great show. Well, the specter of a government shutdown looming

over their travel plans or for federal workers, their paychecks. The House of Representatives

voted 366 to 34 tonight for Speaker Mike Johnson's third attempt at a funding bill. We are currently

waiting for the Senate to vote. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is confident that this will pass and President Biden is expected to sign it.

Ahead of today's House vote, the White House released this statement saying, quote, President Biden supports moving this legislation forward and ensuring that the vital services the government provides for hardworking Americans, from issuing

social security checks to processing benefits for veterans, can continue, as well as to grant

assistance for communities that were impacted by devastating hurricanes. The democratic process

of functional, normal governance was saved today by Republican incompetence and Republican dysfunction.

Republicans have proven time and time in recent memory that they simply can't govern.

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