The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Tuesday to fund the government through the end of September and avert a government shutdown at the end of the week. The bill now heads to the Senate.

The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them defeat the measure.

Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a shutdown before the end of the week. The result would be a 16 percent cut.

D.C. leaders are responding after the House on Tuesday passed a spending bill that would cut $1 billion from the District's budget. They say the budget cut would be devastating for the city and residents who are following the bill as it moves to the Senate also say it needs to be stopped immediately.

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown, but D.C. leaders say it will have devastating effects in the District and force police and teacher layoffs. House Republicans’ resolution to avoid a government shutdown and keep the government funded through Sept.

The budget battle on Capitol Hill that could have a major impact on D.C. with the decision now in the hands of the Senate. FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick has the latest.