House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaking at The US Capitol Building in Washington, DC., criticized House Republicans for breaking the bipartisan agreement to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown, and accused them of hurting ordinary Americans across the country.
On Wednesday, House GOP leaders scrambled to look for a backup plan after an initial bipartisan agreement was reached to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, but it was buried by a barrage of opposition from conservative leaders.
Jeffries spoke about the failed agreement, accusing the Republicans and their leaders of not reaching the agreement.
“Republicans in the House of Representatives and Democrats in the House and Senate. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the government, keep it open, and meet the needs of the American people,” Jeffries said, noting that the agreement will provide disaster assistance to those affected by the disaster. Extreme weather events. “House Republicans have now unilaterally decided to break the bipartisan agreement they made. House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt ordinary Americans across this country… An agreement is an agreement. It was a bipartisan agreement and there was no “Something more to hold on to.” He says.”
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As of Wednesday, American national debt — a measure of what American taxpayers were paying the country's creditors — reached $36,189,345,826,140.62, and was rising at a rapid pace, showing no signs of slowing. The federal government's budget deficit in the recently concluded fiscal year totaled $1.834 trillion, ranking it third-largest in U.S. history.
Billionaire Elon Musk appointed him President-elect Trump Serving as co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, he slammed the bill on his social media platform, saying the 1,547-page bill (CR) is full of “pork.”
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“You seem to think the public is stupid. And they're not.” books.
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“The people's voice was heard. This was a good day for America,” Musk also wrote in a separate post.
Trump strongly opposed the bill on Wednesday through a series of posts on the website Truth Social.
“The ridiculous and, moreover, very expensive continuing resolution appears to be dying quickly, but can anyone imagine passing it without ending or extending the debt ceiling guillotine scheduled for June?” asked the incoming president. “Unless Democrats end or significantly extend the debt ceiling now, I will fight to the end. This is a nasty trap set by radical left Democrats!”
He continued, saying that the Democrats are Seeking to embarrass Republicans And when it comes time to vote in June, the people who extended the voting period from September 28 to June 1 “should be ashamed of themselves.”
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Trump called the extension “political malpractice” and repeated the bad timing of Congress demanding a wage increase.
“We hope you will be entitled to such a raise in the near future when we make America great again!” he said.
In another post, Trump explained that trying to pass a clean trade report without all the bells and whistles that Democrats want would be devastating to the country and his administration rather than the Biden administration.
“Any Republican would be so stupid as to do that they should, and It will be essential“Everything must be done and fully negotiated before I take office on January 20, 2025,” Trump warned.
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The US Capitol is seen illuminated by the morning sun. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
Congressional leaders released the text of their 1,547-page report Tuesday evening after last-minute negotiations delayed its originally scheduled release on Sunday. A source familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital more specifically that the agreement was largely reached between the top two Democrats and Republicans in each chamber.
Since its passage, the law has seen a fierce backlash from conservatives and GOP hardliners in the House, many of whom are frustrated with uncompromising political contestants attached to the legislation, rather than a “clean” expansion of government funding.
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While the bill would avoid a partial government shutdown until March 14 if passed, it also includes provisions on health care and ethanol fuel, along with $100 billion in disaster aid funding and measures to fund the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bill also includes the first pay increase for lawmakers since 2009.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
