The so-called “cromnibus,” a measure that would extend government funding for most programs through September, was officially taken up for consideration 214-212, reportedly thanks to a couple of congressmen who switched their support to “yes” at the last-minute. One was Rep. Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican. The other was Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, a Michigan Republican whose tenure concludes at the end of the year. A final vote on the bill’s actual passage is expected later Thursday.

Twitter had a good laugh because of Bentivolio’s trade: a Santa impersonator and “reindeer farmer,” making him the congressman who “saved Christmas.”

There was sweat and uncertainty elsewhere, though. Not a single Democrat voted yes, as liberals protested language in the legislation that alters the Dodd-Frank financial reform and campaign finance law.

That faction’s leader has been on the other side of the Capitol: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged opposition to the legislation as-is in an address Wednesday. She went as far as to say it was the GOP that was risking a government shutdown by including the financial reform provision in the legislation.

The government is only funded through Thursday.

Despite Warren’s objections and the solid show of opposition among House Democrats in the procedural vote, the White House said that the president would sign the bill should it arrive on his desk.

“The Administration appreciates the bipartisan effort to include full-year appropriations legislation for most Government functions that allows for planning and provides certainty,” the administration’s official statement read.

In order for the process to wrap up Thursday, the “cromnibus” must survive Democratic no votes and the resistance of some Republicans frustrated that it lacks tools to combat the president’s executive action on immigration. The Senate would then need to act quickly.

House Speaker John Boehner is confident that his chamber will come through.

“I expect this bill will receive bipartisan support and pass,” Boehner said Thursday. “Remember, this bill was put together in a bicameral, bipartisan way, and no members should have objections to it.”

The funding measure is in excess of $1 trillion, and would keep programs running until October with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security. That department would be funded only through February as leverage to attack the president’s plan on immigration.