Posted on 12/20/2024 3:15:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Friday evening passed a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown, just hours ahead of a deadline that would force U.S. troops, border patrol agents, air traffic controllers and millions of other federal workers to work without pay during the holidays.
The vote was 366-34, with one member voting present, capping a tumultuous week in the House that foreshadowed how the new Congress in January might deal with a mercurial Donald Trump back in the White House. A two-thirds vote was needed because the bill came to the floor under a fast-track process.
The legislation now heads to the Senate which must pass it before 12:01 a.m. to avert a shutdown.
The package funds the government at current levels through March 14, and includes disaster aid and a farm bill — while stripping out a debt limit extension demanded by President-elect Trump earlier in the week.
Just three days ago, bipartisan House and Senate leaders struck an agreement to keep the government’s lights on, but Trump and his billionaire confidant Elon Musk killed the deal, insisting at the 11th hour it needed to extend or abolish the debt limit to make way for Trump’s agenda next year.
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the “mercurial” Donald Trump... no bias there. /s
As if a shutdown is sooooo bad. We’ll all die if the gummit shuts down!
When Democrats say JUMP!
Mike Johnson says “How high?”— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) December 20, 2024
Propagandists are almost all foreign Commie agents .
Its called Commiecast for a reason .
Biden and schmucky suppprted it meaning they got what they wanted they always do every damn time
Exactly.
I’m interest in hearing what Trump says about Mike Johnson now.
After he worked with the devils of the Senate and pulled that 1500 page monstrosity out at the last minute, I’d guess he’s made his last trip to the Potus skybox. We know how Trump values loyalty and that seems like just the opposite...
Unless...unless it was all part of a stragery to show the Dems the football and then yank it away at the last minute and put them in the position of supporting a much more limited CR like Trump wanted.
And if they think all that pork has a chance of passing next year in the Age of Doge, they’re on drugs. And what about their pay raise?
A “look at what we did” moment as expected.
Quare: will Biden have the legal capacity to sign any legal document. I think not (not that it really matters what I think) and anything signed would be voidable.
Gwjack
Anyone know what’s in this one?
The “debt ceiling” is another three card monte fraud.
Honestly, that's irrelevant.
If you wanted my answer, Kamala Harris should have replaced him during the "Palace Coup" back in July. But for whatever reason, that did not happen.
So, how many pages is this bill?
Rather important to see if Johnson got rolled or not.
Did it include all the pork and the provisions to “Trump Proof” the Deep State?
It should be posted on X by now. I'm sure Vivek and Elon will have something to say.
The Supreme Court will say that no individual has standing to challenge the validity of Biden’s signing the bill when it arrivers at the White Hut.
Of course he got rolled. He’s another panty wadded girlie man.
I bet he starches his socks.
Charlie Kirk is calling it a win.
This thing was all set up when Biden signed a "clean" CR in Sept with the Dec 20th deadline.
I remember saying..."cute Brandon"
Of course they never expected to lose "everything".
Pretty quick for him to say that. Who read it for him?
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