Live updates: Republicans regroup to find a funding bill ‘plan C’
12/19/24 09:35 PM ET
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.
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Financial Times names Trump Person of the Year
British newspaper The Finacial Times named President-elect Trump as their “Person of the Year” on Thursday.
“This year, the FT has again picked Trump because of his remarkable return to power. It is no longer possible to dismiss him as a blip,” the paper wrote.
Trump was the paper’s “Person of the Year” after his victory in the 2016 presidential election over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The nomination comes just a week after the president-elect was chosen as Time magazine’s 2024 “Person of the Year.”
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Johnson leaves Capitol after failed vote
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left the Capitol after Thursday’s failed floor vote, telling reporters “we’ll see” when asked if he is going to move on another bill on Friday — the day of the shutdown deadline.
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Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near
Congress is racing toward a shutdown at the end of the day Friday, and Republicans appear no closer to finding a path forward that will keep the lights on and appease President-elect Trump.
The latest setback roiled the House on Thursday evening, whenDemocrats and a band of Republicans rejected a bill that paired a three-month government funding extension, $110 billion in disaster and farm aid and other measures with a two-year suspension of the debt limit — the latter of which was a last-minute demand by Trump.
That plan B was cobbled together after GOP lawmakers, Trump and Elon Musk torpedoed the first deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) negotiated with Democrats, with the influential Republicans criticizing the policy add-ons included — like a health care policy deal and cost of living raise for members of Congress — that ballooned the legislation to over 1,500 pages.
With Johnson’s first two proposals up in flames, Republicans are unsure where to turn.
“There’s no plan,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said after the plan B vote failed, adding: “Trump wants the thing to shut down.”. (Yes thats what he wants so no more fear mongering on Shut downs)
Johnson told reporters Thursday night, shortly after the failed vote, that Republicans would “regroup” and “come up with another solution,” adding “stay tuned.”
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38 Republicans voted against the Trump-backed spending bill
Thirty-eight House Republican lawmakers voted against the President-elect Trump-backed government spending bill which failed to clear the lower chamber with just over a day before the shutdown.
Here’s a list of the GOP representatives voted against the measure on Thursday that would have prevented a government shutdown and suspended the debt limit.
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McClain: Lawmakers making progress on CR
House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) expressed some optimism leaving the Speaker’s suite on Thursday.
McClain said lawmakers are making “progress” when asked about funding talks, but wouldn’t provide further details as leaders try to plot next steps.
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Sen. John Thune: ‘It’s back to the drawing board’
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated that the ball is still in the court of House Republicans after a second proposal to extend government funding foundered in a vote on the floor ahead and that they must figure out how to move forward ahead of Friday night’s deadline.
“I guess it’s back to the drawing board,” Thune told The Hill as he exited the Capitol. “We’ll see. We’ll figure out in the House what they want to do next, and they’ll digest this last effort and see what Plan B is.”
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Johnson: Republicans will ‘regroup’ after bill failed
“Stay tuned,” he added.
Johnson, on his way from the House chamber to his office, blamed Democrats for torpedoing his proposal.
“Very disappointing to us that all but two Democrats voted against aid to farmers and ranchers, against disaster relief, against all these bipartisan measures that had already been negotiated and decided upon,” he said.
The Speaker continued, arguing it was “really irresponsible” for Congress “to risk a shutdown” over the legislation that included some provisions from the bipartisan and bicameral proposal unveiled earlier this week. ,(Johnson is freaked his "legacy", that he will be responsible for a shut down)
“There is no plan,” Norman said, adding: “Trump wants the thing to shut down."
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5047944-live-updates-government-shutdown-johnson-trump-musk/amp/