Posted on 12/19/2024 3:18:10 PM PST by Libloather
House Republicans have reached an agreement on a pathway to stave off a looming government shutdown — and President-elect Donald Trump is calling on all members of the conference to pass it as soon as Thursday night.
The new funding deal would keep the government’s lights on for three months, re-up farm aid, add a two-year suspension of the debt limit until Jan. 30, 2027, and replenish disaster relief, while cutting out other aspects of a prior deal that went up in flames on Wednesday, according to the 116-page bill’s text.
“Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People,” Trump announced on Truth Social.
“All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote ‘YES’ for this Bill, TONIGHT!”
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Thomas Cole (R-Okla.) and Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) confirmed to reporters around 3:30 p.m. that “there is an agreement,” without elaborating after exiting the day-long deliberations in the speaker’s office.
The earlier deal ran more than 1,500 pages and was killed by heavy lobbying from tech billionaire Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy and other fiscal hawks in the House.
Lawmakers could have a vote in the House as soon as 6 p.m., sources told The Post, though its unclear whether the bill will be approved by the Rules Committee or put immediately on the floor.
Due to House rules, a proposal that doesn’t pass through the committee will need to garner two-thirds support from the lower chamber, meaning some Democrats will have to cross the aisle to vote in favor of the funding extension.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had hunkered down in his office through Thursday with a slew of Republican lawmakers filtering in and out...
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I feel a good screwing coming on. I hope I have plenty of lube.......
Now Trump’s having to call the shots for two branches of government.
So grateful to see some common sense and leadership back in control. Thank you President Trump.
No signing w/o 72 hrs to read.
i dont trust a single one of them , better triple check that thing to make sure they dont literally bait and switch it with 100 pages of pork and get out of jail card for pols.
That ranting Commie crone DeLarrio should be on prison.
Why does it “need Democrat votes”? Are Roy and Massie being ass clowns?
Bill is falling short, shut it down and blame the Democrats, make them eat it.
Yes - voting now to suspend the rule; 10 republican nay votes so far; I guess it’s dead
And very welcome as well.
DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN
12 Repukes already voting Nay. Dem’s ducks all in a row as usual with Nays.
Now it’s 19 Repukes Nays.
Hope they have a plan C … Maybe wait til Jan 3 for the new congress
Some features of this resolution
- Clean 3-mo CR
- Clean farm bill pkg
- Disaster aid for victims of hurricane and wildfire - $110B
- Clean health extenders w/o complicated PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Managers) reform
- Paygo scorecard wiped to zero
- 2-yr suspension of debt limit to Jan 2027
- No E15 ( a blend of 10.5% to 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline )
Good. Now the Repubs can scream that we had a bill. Trump endorsed it and the dems shut it down. Like they did for that pile of crap border bill. And we get no new spending. Win/win.
Wow - 25 Republican Nay votes …
Trump needs to use Impoundment, and then let it go to Scotus.
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