Why Would Speaker Johnson Purpose a Funding Bill with Favorable Democrat Concessions?
House Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump fiercely opposed the proposed government financing bill, which House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Wednesday night had been shelved. In order to prevent a government shutdown on Saturday, Congress is now frantically trying to find a solution. Although talks are still going on, no deal has been achieved.
In a meeting with reporters Wednesday evening, Scalise acknowledged that the 1,547-page funding package, which was authored by Speaker Mike Johnson, was dead. "Many discussions and negotiations are still ongoing," he stated, adding that no consensus has been reached on a course of action.
Republican resistance to the package was mostly mobilized by Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Trump threatened to run as the main challenger for GOP senators who declined to support an immediate debt ceiling rise under President Biden.
Speaker Johnson and Vance met late Wednesday to talk about the next steps, and Vance said, "We had a productive session." Here, I believe we can resolve a few issues.
Following a revolt by House Republicans led by President-elect Donald Trump, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise declared late Wednesday that the contentious government funding plan had been canceled. Congress had just a few days to stop a government shutdown after the package, which would have provided funding through mid-March, was heavily criticized for making concessions to Democrats.
"Many discussions and negotiations are still ongoing," Scalise said to reporters. "There is no agreement over the next steps."
Speaker Mike Johnson worked with Democrats to draft the 1,547-page law, but many House Republicans objected to its features, especially those that would further Democratic agendas. The bill's timeliness and length, which left little time for a comprehensive examination, were also criticized.
After Elon Musk, a senior Trump advisor and co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), took to X to criticize Republicans who backed the bill, the uprising gathered impetus. In a lengthy statement posted on Vance's X account, Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance urged Republicans to reject the measure and instead pass a clean funding resolution along with a rise in the debt ceiling.
Later, Trump warned on Truth Social that any Republican who refused to address the debt ceiling now, under President Biden's administration, would face major issues. Trump said, "Do not expect to be in Congress beyond 2026 if you do not have the bravery to fight today."
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