The House of Representatives is reeling from Speaker Mike’s latest spending plan. Johnson released it on Thursday.
“Musk-Johnson’s proposal is not serious. But it’s laughable. Radical MAGA Republicans are pushing us to shut down the government,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Democratic leaders would persuade their members to vote “no” on the deal.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lamented that the final deal was undermined by opposition from conservatives. It received input from DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“Everyone agreed,” he said, “and then Elon Musk, which apparently became the fourth branch of the government, exploded. And that’s just an unacceptable way of proceeding.”
“Democrats will try to figure out how we can salvage the public interest from the wreckage that has just been pushed out.”
Here’s what happened during the partial government shutdown.
“Musk-Johnson’s proposal is not serious. But it’s laughable. Radical MAGA Republicans are pushing us to shut down the government,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. (Getty Images)
Shouts of “no” could be heard in the room where Democrats were meeting after the bill was released.
The latest continuing resolution, or CR, would extend current government funding levels for three months and suspend debt limits for two years. Which is what President-elect Trump demanded.
It comes after the original 1,500-page CR drew opposition from the right. This is due to the policy and funds of the drivers.
House lawmakers can vote on the new bill starting Thursday evening.
It was not immediately clear whether the new deal would pass — Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who led the initial bill opposition, also blasted the new deal.
“More debt, more government. Add $4 trillion to credit cards without restraint and reduce spending to zero. Hard,” Roy wrote on X.
House GOP leaders scramble for Plan B after Trump MUSK leads anger over spending bill
with There is $36 trillion in debt. and a $1.8 trillion deficit in 2024. Some conservatives oppose the CR, which postpones the funding deadline until March and maintains spending entirely at 2024 levels.
Without the conservative Republican vote Johnson will have to rely on Democrats to help pass legislation across the House.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lamented that the final deal was undermined by opposition from conservatives. It received input from DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump praised the deal minutes after Fox News Digital reported on its contents.
The agreement also includes about $110 billion in aid to farmers and disaster relief funding for Americans affected by storms Helene and Milton.
It would also include some health care provisions, minus reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system that some Republicans and Democrats have pushed for — but others have not. vehemently object
Trump said of the deal, “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House of Representatives have reached a very good deal for the American people. The newly agreed-upon American Relief Act of 2024 will keep government open, funding Great Our Farmers and others and provide assistance in relief of suffering For those severely affected by the devastating hurricanes.”
“Every Republican Even the Democrats We should do the best for our country. And vote ‘yes’ on this bill tonight!” he wrote.
Shortly after Fox News Digital’s report, House leaders released a draft version of the bill. It is approximately 116 pages thick, a far cry from the original law’s 1,547 pages.
The House of Representatives is reeling from Speaker Mike’s latest spending plan. Johnson released it on Thursday.
It comes after conservative groups led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy blasted President Mike Johnson’s government’s initial government funding plan on Wednesday, raising concerns that the government could shut down parts of the system ahead of the day. Long holiday
GOP hardliners are angry about what they see as unrelated measures and last-minute policy drivers added to the bill.
The House of Representatives began negotiations for a “clean” bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), but those talks were also overturned when Trump called on GOP lawmakers to pair CR with action. About debt limits which is expected to be a contentious fight in In the first half of next year
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Musk and Ramaswamy There have also been vocal battles, with Musk calling on Republicans who supported the deal to give up their seats in the House.
In addition to preventing a partial government shutdown until March 14, the bill also includes provisions to allow rehabilitation of RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.– Allowed to sell ethanol fuel all year round. and the first salary increase for lawmakers since 2009, both measures not included in the latest agreement.
