Trump Criticizes Spending Deal, Pushing Congress Toward a Shutdown

The New York Times ^ | Dec. 18, 2024 | Catie Edmondson, Carl Hulse

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A bipartisan spending deal to avert a shutdown was on life support on Wednesday after President-elect Donald J. Trump condemned it, leaving lawmakers without a strategy to fund the government past a Friday night deadline.

Mr. Trump issued a scathing statement ordering Republicans not to support the sprawling bill, piling on to a barrage of criticism from Elon Musk, who spent Wednesday trashing the measure on social media and threatening any Republican who supported it with political ruin.

It was not yet clear how Speaker Mike Johnson planned to proceed as the package, which was stuffed full of unrelated policy measures as well as tens of billions of dollars in disaster and agricultural aid, appeared to be hemorrhaging support. Some Republicans suggested he was mulling stripping the bill of everything but the spending extension and putting it to a vote, but the fate of such a measure was also very much in doubt.

The blowback from Republicans to the agreement underscored the complications top G.O.P. leaders will have to manage next year when they control all of Congress and face a president with a penchant for blowing up political compromises. It also showed the power of a circle of influential outside players in Mr. Trump’s orbit who appeared willing to punish Republicans if they failed to accede to his wishes.

Even before Mr. Musk began making noise, a swell of Republican lawmakers — both ultraconservatives and some mainstream members — had been furious about the funding measure, which was rolled out on Tuesday night. It began as a simple spending bill to keep government funds flowing past a midnight deadline and into mid-March, but it emerged from bipartisan negotiations laden with $100 billion in disaster aid and dozens of other unrelated policies.

[No name given]

Outrageous!

[Equine1952]

That sure sounds like the beach noises at Mar Lago are get into the Trump Boys heads. Your post got me thinking about a L-88 cam in an ‘67 Chevelle idling through a fast food joints parking lot. I sure hope Trump stands on it. Thanks. 😊

[No name given]

I’m with Nancy Mace on this one.

[Paladin2]

Dan Crenshaw apparently has “Issues”.

NOT the first time.

[CFW]

When Crenshaw wakes up in the morning and sees what he posted, he is going to probably delete it. He’ll then issue a non-apology statement blaming others for his comment.

BTW, Look at this ridiculous headline from Politico:

“Elon Musk fueled backlash to spending plan with false and misleading claims”

https://archive.is/p5onp#selection-909.66-909.141

[antceecee]

These aholes are so busted on this ridiculous 1500+ page cluster of the American people!

[Rocco DiPippo]

When this bill dies, and die it will, next up will be to give that greasy snake Johnson the boot and replace him with a MAGA loyalist.

[FreeReign]

It takes two sides to shut down. The side that is most unreasonable is the side that is most responsible for the shutdown. That would be Biden, the Democrats and the RINOs.

[Brian Griffin]

Edit the CR bill.

Cut out undesirable and unclear parts and paste them into a new bill document.

Pass the cleansed bill.

[Brian Griffin]

Quotes:

Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own pay. Prior to 1969, Congress did so by enacting stand-alone legislation. From 1789 through 1968, Congress raised its pay 22 times using this procedure.

Congressional salaries initially were $1,500. By 1968, they had risen to $30,000.

Stand-alone legislation may still be used to raise Member pay, as it was most recently in 1982, 1983, 1989, and 1991, but two other methods are now also available, an automatic annual adjustment procedure and a commission process.

In January 2006, Members received a 1.9% increase under the annual adjustment procedure, increasing their salary to $165,200. They are scheduled to receive a 2.0% increase under the procedure in January 2007, to $168,500.

https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/97-1011GOV.html

[dangus]

Never “Liberals pile pork into spending deal, pushing to shutdown.”

[newfreep]

Mike Johnson = Paul Ryan = Mike Pence = DeepState traitors

[Brian Griffin]

$1,500
March 4, 1789

$2,000
March 3, 1817

$3,000
December 3, 1855

$5,000
December 4, 1865

$7,500
March 4, 1907

$10,000
March 4, 1925

$9,000
July 1, 1932

$8,500
April 1, 1933

$10,000
April 4, 1935

$12,500
January 3, 1947

$22,500
March 1, 1955

$30,000
January 3, 1965

$42,500
March 1, 1969

$44,600
October 1, 1975

$57,500
March 1, 1977

...

$89,500
February 4, 1987

$125,100 Senators
$101,900 Representatives
January 1, 1991

$129,500 both
January 1, 1992

...

$165,200
January 1, 2006

https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/97-1011GOV.html

[Brian Griffin]

“Some Republicans suggested he was mulling stripping the bill of everything but the spending extension and putting it to a vote, but the fate of such a measure was also very much in doubt.”

Get going!

Five days and eleven hours until Christmas Eve!

[daler]

This may be the first time ever that MSM caterwauling that a “dreaded shutdown is on the way, and it’s the Republicans’ fault!” will fall on deaf ears.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Some Republicans suggested he was mulling stripping the bill of everything but the spending extension and putting it to a vote, but the fate of such a measure was also very much in doubt.”

If if failed to pass then the Democrats would be to blame and we would scream it from the rooftops.