Revelation 6:5,6 NCV When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!"
President Obama signed a short-term funding bill early Thursday morning that ended the partial government shutdown and raised the country’s debt ceiling.
The bill passed the House Wednesday night 285-144, with 87 Republicans joining all the House Democrats in passing the bill. The Senate, who originated the deal behind the bill, passed it 81-18.
The agreement funds the government through January 15th, raises the debt ceiling through February 7th and provides back-pay for furloughed federal employees. The Republicans were unable to get changes made to Obamacare beyond a provision to verify the income levels of those receiving Obamacare subsidies.
The bill also contained items that seemed unusual in a bill aimed at reopening the government including a nearly $3 billion earmark for a dam construction project in Kentucky.
“Tonight, a deal was struck to re-open the government and avoid the debt ceiling deadline. That is a good thing,” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said in a statement. “However, our country faces a problem bigger than any deadline: a $17 trillion debt. I am disappointed that Democrats would not compromise to avoid the looming debt debacle.”
Sen. Paul voted against the bill.
