washington u.s. house representatives thursday overwhelmingly pass legislation keep federal agencies fund april 28 avert government shutdowns end week exist appropriations expire vote 326-96 house pass legislation senate encounter opposition democrats upset refusal republicans include long-term extension expire healthcare benefit retire coal miners families instead bill would continue benefit next april never see anything callous life say west virginia democratic senator joe manchin result senate might able vote spend bill sometime weekend technically put u.s. government partial shutdown mode saturday flint michigan endure two-and-a-half-year struggle lead-contaminated drink water would get access 170 million fund infrastructure improvements lead poison prevention bill stop-gap fund bill reflect inability republican-controlled congress pass dozen regular appropriations bill fiscal year begin oct. run sept. 30 2017 freeze spend current level congress unable pass part internal disagreements among republicans measure democrats hold firm early budget deal aim restrain spend cap defense long cap impose domestic program congress likely end argue well 2017 spend priorities current fiscal year even must begin consider fund government operations fiscal 2018. congress delay finish work also mean president-elect donald trump take office jan. 20 say government spend priorities period april 28-sept. 30 instead president barack obama provision also embed spend bill make easy trump win confirmation general jam mattis defense secretary early next year republicans demand help mattis get around requirement defense secretary civilian seven years take job mattis retire military 2013. bill move congress lawmakers try wrap work year contain 5.8 billion wag military operations islamic state worldwide temporary u.s. government fund bill hit snag senate