House Republicans passed their “clean” seven-week continuing resolution (CR) Friday morning on a largely party line 217-212 vote, setting up the Senate for a stalemate over government funding similar to what happened in March. That means Senate Republicans — who hold the majority, with 53 votes — will eventually need several Democrats to join them in supporting a bill to avoid a government shutdown. Democratic messaging has leaned on the fact that Republicans are in charge of the House, the Senate and the White House. “Real lives are going to be put in jeopardy when people become sick and they can’t get health care. “They have passed bills that are raising the health care costs for Americans and raising the health insurance premium for Americans.