House Republicans are eyeing new spending proposals to increase votes on three separate measures: funding the government, adequate disaster relief and allocating agricultural aid, three people told The Hill. Ta.
But in a shift from previous strategy and in defiance of President-elect Trump's requests, the new plan does not include any measures to raise the debt ceiling, which could anger the president-elect. the official said. requested that such language be included.
Instead, Republicans are working toward a deal that would cut spending by trillions of dollars in exchange for higher borrowing limits next year under the settlement, the people said.
The latest development came just hours before the midnight closure deadline.
Officials cautioned that the proposal is not set in stone because Republican leaders still need to present it to the entire Republican conference. Officials said the group is scheduled to meet around 12:30 p.m.
The plan to break up the main bones of the Plan B bill into separate votes was announced Thursday night by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to Republican leadership after the passage of the bill, which includes a two-year debt ceiling increase. This is almost the same as what was proposed. We're screwed.
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