By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-20 03:25:52 | Updated at 2024-12-29 02:04:09
1 week ago
Plan B Rejected. Republicans regroup to find a funding bill ‘plan C’
The Hill ^ | 12/19/2024
Posted on 12/19/2024 6:59:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The House rejected a Republican plan to stave off a government shutdown on Thursday, hours after GOP members crafted a new spending proposal and President-elect Trump endorsed it.
The first plan, a bipartisan effort, went down in flames when it was opposed by many members and Trump.
Ahead of the vote, Democrats called the GOP plan “laughable.”
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of the end-of-year spending deal has thrown his future into uncertain territory ahead of a critical Jan. 3 Speaker vote. Trump and Elon Musk put heat on the Speaker when they publicly lobbied on Wednesday against the first plan.
Trump expressed his support for the new deal, calling for lawmakers to vote in favor of the funding stopgap, which omits certain language regarding a Congress pay raise and other measures.
Follow along all day for the latest from Capitol Hill and beyond.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: congress; cr; funding; spendaholicsunite; spending; theshill; trump
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1 posted on 12/19/2024 6:59:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
Biden will be the one signing this bill...still 30 days away from swearing in...He won’t sign anything the GOP creates..
2 posted on 12/19/2024 7:03:17 PM PST by dpetty121263
Republicans are incompetent. Just find out what the 38 Republicans want Mr. Johnson. Before the floor vote. Does he not know his members? Scalise not keeping count?
3 posted on 12/19/2024 7:06:03 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: SeekAndFind
The Democrats are going to shut the government down.
4 posted on 12/19/2024 7:07:57 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
To: SeekAndFind
Democrats voted to shut down the government.
Johnson is a failure and needs to be replaced. Let Trump pick the next Speaker.
To: ClearCase_guy
Johnson is a failure and needs to be replaced. Let Trump pick the next Speaker.
He seems like a nice guy. At least he likes Trump (from what I see).
Next Speaker should be someone like Newt Gingrich.
To: ClearCase_guy
Johnson is a failure and needs to be replaced. Let Trump pick the next Speaker.
Byron Donald!!!
7 posted on 12/19/2024 7:15:54 PM PST by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: SeekAndFind
8 posted on 12/19/2024 7:17:04 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
To: ClearCase_guy
9 posted on 12/19/2024 7:17:59 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
To: ClearCase_guy
10 posted on 12/19/2024 7:18:01 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
To: SeekAndFind
11 posted on 12/19/2024 7:22:46 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's mone)
To: VastRWCon
Not a bad idea. It’d give him something to do while Elon and trump run the country.
12 posted on 12/19/2024 7:23:18 PM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
To: SeekAndFind
Jeez just create a new bill and run it through the Rules committee like you are supposed to.
13 posted on 12/19/2024 7:24:07 PM PST by montag813
To: TornadoAlley3
That approach won’t work until Jan 20th. Anything Johnson gets passed has to go through Schumer/Biden.
I have an idea. How about we give the taxpayers of America a 5 week break from these non-essential government services. If there are any government services who depend on paychecks then they should go get real jobs and leave public service to those who can act like public servants. Too many elected & non-elected people in government start feeling entitled. What we need is volunteers who are proud to serve their country.
What should we do when the country wakes up in 5 weeks from now and sees that we’re better off without so many whiny crybabies fleecing the system? We can mostly extend the holiday for the taxpayers and mostly stick with a federal system of people who are really volunteering to serve the people & not these swamps of self-important selfish entitled aristocratic bureaucrats. Those whiners should go get real jobs.
14 posted on 12/19/2024 7:25:07 PM PST by Degaston
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