President Trump quickly threw his support behind House GOP's StopGap funding bill Saturday afternoon, calling it a “very good funding bill.”
“The House and Senate have put together a very good funding bill (“CR”) under the circumstances! All Republicans need to vote (please!) Yes next week.” I wrote about the true society Immediately after the text was published.
“There's something amazing coming to America, and we're asking you all to give us months to bring us in September.
Comments came after House Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson (r-la.). Six-month suspension government funding plan On Saturday, they are calling for cuts to de-evacuation programs while pushing up defense funds. Funding will be provided to the government until September.
The development of a continuous resolution (CR) kick of key times for GOP leadership to appeal to its base as government funds are expected to expire ahead of the March 14 closure deadline. Democrats have already shown that they will not support Republican-backed bills without assurance that Trump will spend the money exactly how it is being allocated.
In a message on Saturday, the president swipes Democrats and appeals to Republicans to pass the CR again to avoid a shutdown.
“The Democrats will do whatever they can to shut down our government, and we can't make it happen,” he continued in the post. “We must continue to unite for another day with the right timing — no objection. It's very important.”
Republican leaders said it was revealed that the bill's text was created in close cooperation with the White House. Conservative hardlines who have long been opposed to the CRS have shown they are open to supporting the strategies Trump supports.
Negotiators on both sides of the aisle were optimistic about attacking bipartisan deals to fund the government throughout fiscal year 2025, but they have a hard time reaching an agreement. Tensions have escalated as the administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers as part of the president's drastic efforts to rebuild the government.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) said earlier this week that Republicans are on their own to pass the bill.
Rep. Rosa Delauro, the top Democrat on the House Approximately Expenditure Committee, also expressed strong criticism of the fundraising plan on Saturday, putting Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk accountable.
“I strongly oppose the continued resolution this year, which will gain power in the White House and allow unidentified billionaires Elon Musk and President Trump to steal from Americans,” she wrote. Social Platform X.
“My Republican colleagues handed over the power to the unelected billionaires,” she added.
