House Democrats reject the latest version of the spending plan released by the House Speaker on Thursday Mike Johnson.
“The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious, it's laughable. MAGA extremist Republicans are leading us to shut down the government,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
Representative Richard Neal, Democrat of Massachusetts, indicated that the Democratic leadership would flog its members into voting “no” on the deal.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lamented that the latest agreement was torpedoed by conservative opposition, with input from DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“Everyone agreed, and then it was torpedoed by Elon Musk, who apparently became the fourth branch of government. This is just an unbearable way to proceed,” he said.
“Democrats are going to try to figure out how we can salvage the public good as a wreck that was just pushed around.”
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“The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious, it's laughable. MAGA extremist Republicans are leading us to shut down the government,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said. (Getty Images)
Chants of “No to hell” were heard inside the room where the Democrats were meeting after the text of the bill was published.
The latest continuing resolution, or CR, would extend current government funding levels for three months and also suspend the debt limit for two years, something President-elect Trump has called for.
This comes after the original 1,500-page report sparked opposition from the right, over politics and funding.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives could vote on the new bill as early as Thursday evening.
It is not immediately clear whether the new deal will be approved. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who also led opposition to the initial bill, has criticized the new deal.
“More debt. More government. $4 trillion credit card increase with no spending caps and cuts. No, it's hard,” Roy wrote on X.
with $36 trillion in debt and a $1.8 trillion deficit in 2024. Some conservatives oppose the refinancing, which sets the funding deadline to March and keeps spending at full 2024 levels.
Without the votes of conservative Republicans, Johnson will need to rely on Democrats to help pass spending legislation in the House.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lamented that the latest agreement was torpedoed by conservative opposition, with input from DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump praised the deal minutes after Fox News Digital announced its contents.
The deal also includes aid for farmers and nearly $110 billion in disaster relief funding for Americans affected by Hurricanes Helen and Milton.
It would also include some health care provisions minus reforms to the system of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that some Republicans and Democrats have been pushing for — but which others have strongly opposed.
“Speaker Mike Johnson and the House of Representatives have reached a very good deal for the American people,” Trump said of the deal. “The newly agreed upon American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the government open, fund our great farmers and others, and provide relief.” “For those severely affected by devastating hurricanes.”
He added: “All Republicans, even Democrats, should do what is best for our country and vote 'yes' for this bill, tonight!” books.
Shortly after the Fox News Digital report, House leaders released the legislative text of the bill. It was about 116 pages long, which is a far cry from the original 1,547-page legislation.
House Democrats reject the latest version of the spending plan released by House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday.
This comes after conservatives led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy torpedoed House Speaker Mike Johnson's initial government funding plan on Wednesday, raising fears of a partial government shutdown just before the recess.
GOP hardliners were angry about what they saw as unrelated measures and political additions added to the bill at the last minute.
House Republicans began negotiations for a “clean” bill, known as the continuing resolution (CR), but those negotiations were also turned upside down when Trump urged GOP lawmakers to tie the continuing resolution to action on debt control — which was It's expected to be a contentious battle in the House. The first half of next year.
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Musk and Ramaswamy They also lent their votes to the fight, with Musk calling for any Republicans who support the deal to lose their seats in the House of Representatives.
In addition to avoiding a partial government shutdown until March 14, the bill also included a provision allowing the activation of RFKV Stadium Washington, DC; Licenses to sell ethanol fuel year-round; And the first pay raise for lawmakers since 2009 — both of which were not included in the latest agreement.
