Possible trouble still lurks in the Senate for the spending patch, which would continue government funding levels through Feb.

The House plans to vote Thursday on a short-term funding patch to avert a government shutdown in less than 48 hours and punt the new deadline to mid-February, though hurdles still remain across the Capitol.

In the House, Democrats expect to easily pass the measure, which does little more than extend current funding levels for another 11 weeks.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore into the Senate GOP push to halt government funding over the vaccine mandate, and said House Democrats would not entertain their amendment push.

Both parties say the skirmish over the short-term funding fix will be far simpler than the brutal fight to come over Congress’ full-year spending.

Democrats are eager to pass a government funding bill that can finally include Biden’s priorities — the first such spending bill of his presidency.

And Senate Republicans have openly indicated they don't plan to make resolving any of those obstacles easy for Democrats, particularly the upcoming battle over a bill to set government spending levels for the rest of the fiscal year