House Republicans are currently debating a continuing resolution that would keep them in power until March 14, with many harshly criticizing the leadership for trying to push through unnecessary provisions negotiated behind closed doors.
The more than 1,500-page spending bill has votes from both Democrats and Republicans and is being pushed by House Speaker Mike Johnson. johnson said In September, he said he had “no intention” of going back to the “horrible tradition” of the Christmas omnibus.
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.@SpeakerJohnsonSeptember 24, 2024: “As our leader said earlier, thanks to CR, we have broken the Christmas omnibus. I have no intention of going back to that horrible tradition.” There is no Christmas omnibus. ” pic.twitter.com/FPIFTnLP7U
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) December 17, 2024
Critics say the continuing resolution includes provisions that waste hundreds of billions of dollars on nonsense. But nevertheless, Johnson say By passing it, “we're unpacking and preparing President Trump to come back with an America First agenda,” including dozens of House Republicans. , Vivek Ramaswamy, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Elon Musk are also against it.
in response to criticism from @Eron Musk & @VivekGRAmaswamy, @SpeakerJohnson Defends helping Democrats keep expanding federal spending: “Everyone knows, but remember, we're still very close to Republicans. Every bill is a Democratic I need your vote. [Elon & Vivek]… pic.twitter.com/CCmjzPL8G2
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) December 18, 2024
“Cramnibus is 1,550 pages long and has over $100 billion in unpaid spending negotiated behind closed doors,” the House Freedom Caucus said. said Tuesday night at X. (Related article: 'Dumpster fire': Conservative MPs slam 'fundamentally unserious' spending bill negotiated by House of Commons leadership)
Here are some of the provisions that have drawn the most backlash from conservatives. Many of them were identified on X by users like Small Gov Lizard.
These and other provisions have left many House Republicans extremely dissatisfied with Republican leadership.
“This continued resolution is the predictable result of Republican leadership embracing wetland practices. They continue to fund more of the same broken priorities that Democrats wanted, and they continue to do so because voters want us to.” “The American people are demanding a government that secures our borders and cuts spending, not the swampy status quo.” told the Daily Caller. (Related: Government agency behind massive online censorship of conservatives gets new reprieve thanks to Republican leadership)
“There's not a single provision worth supporting,” Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar told the Caller.
“Overall, the whole CR is complete garbage. It continues to fund the government at the level of Pelosi, Schumer, and Biden, gives unwarranted raises to members of Congress, has zero offsets, is negotiated behind closed doors, and liberal This is a dream bill. Fiscally responsible Republicans shouldn't be voting on this nonsense,” Gosar said.
South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman criticized Republican leadership, explaining that the continuing resolution should have gone through the Rules Committee and debated every provision, and that it would have passed with Democratic support. .
“To put it lightly, this omnibus is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It should have gone through the Rules Committee first so that every item could be discussed and debated. Instead, Republican leadership We have decided to take… We haven't voted yet, but with Democratic support, it will pass, with Republican leadership greenlighting billions more without offsets. I’m very upset,” Norman told the caller.
Mr Ramaswamy said on Wednesday morning that he had read all 1,574 bills and Parliament needed to vote against them. (Related: As Americans struggle to make ends meet, Congress sneaks its own pay increases into spending bills)
“I wanted to read the full text of the over 1,500-page bill and speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. With all that said, here are my views: Excessive spending , special interests, and pork belly politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, it should vote against it,” Ramaswamy said. said.
The House could vote on the continuing resolution as early as Wednesday night.
