The House blocked Speaker Mike Johnson's new and improved continuing resolution on Thursday night, even though it had support from President-elect Donald Trump.
CR was rejected by a vote of 235-174, with 172 Republicans and two Democrats voting in favor of the 116-page bill, with 38 Republicans joining 197 Democrats in blocking it. Since voting was suspended, two-thirds of the votes were needed to successfully pass the CR. The bill was pending and failed, but Prime Minister Johnson may seek rules that would require a simple majority to pass the bill.
Although the new CR was more favorably received within the Republican conference, some fiscal conservatives, such as Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas, opposed the bill.
To avoid a government shutdown, Parliament must pass a funding bill by a deadline of midnight on December 20, just one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced the skinny CR.
Mr. Johnson's first CR was significantly larger, containing 1,547 pages on congressional pay increases, health care provisions, and disaster relief. After a Conservative revolt, Johnson tabled a clean CR that would give the government funding until March 14, retaining provisions for agricultural aid and disaster relief, but adding “ridiculous” and “abnormally expensive” provisions. Deleted. playing cards And his allies objected to this.
“Success in Washington!” Trump said Thursday's new CR. “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House of Representatives have reached an agreement that is very good for the American people.”
“The newly agreed American Rescue Act of 2024 will keep our government functioning, provide funding to our great farmers and others, and help those severely affected by devastating hurricanes,” President Trump said. It will provide relief.” “We also added a very important item that is critical to the America First Agenda: The much-unnecessary debt ceiling date has been pushed back two years to January 30, 2027.”
Although the new CR was more favorably received within the Republican conference, some fiscal conservatives, such as Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas, opposed the bill.
“Old Bills: $110BB Deficit Spending (Unpaid), National Credit Card Increase $0” Roy said “New bill: $110 billion in unpaid deficit spending, over $4 trillion in debt ceiling increases, $0 in structural reform cuts. Time to read the bill: 1.5 hours. I vote no.”
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