"Please vote for this bill," said Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX), who represents a district along the Gulf Coast near the border between Texas and Louisiana.
"It is time for us to step up, it is time for us to set politics aside," said Weber.
The vote was 316-90. All 90 votes against the plan came from Republicans - even some from Texas - angered by the addition of a temporary increase in the nation's debt limit, and a plan to fund the government into early December.
"But most concerning to me, and the reason I am voting against this bill, is that it forces our military to operate under a stopgap continuing resolution -- once again," said Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX).
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