December 21, 2024
The new accord replaced an earlier 1,500-page deal that was scrapped after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk objected to it and wanted to raise the debt ceiling.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addressed the impending government shutdown that was narrowly averted late on Dec. 20 by an 85-11 vote, and in his comments, he said he believes a bipartisan spending bill represents the best way to avoid it. Another government shutdown.
By: The HillJeffries in his comments to reporters as well addressed the idea a continuous formula that would only include government funding, aid to farmers and victims of natural disasters.
“House Democrats are going to continue to fight for the future of families, farmers and working-class Americans,” Jeffries told reporters. “And the best way to do that is through the bipartisan agreement we’ve negotiated.”
When reporters asked him if he thought Democrats would support an alternative continuing resolution, he repeated his support for the bipartisan agreement.
“We’re ready to move forward with a bipartisan deal that we believed was negotiated in good faith with House Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Senate Republicans that meets the needs of the American people right now. We’re fighting for everyday Americans, not millionaires and billionaires,” he continued. “We’re fighting for everyday Americans who will be hurt by reckless Republican shutdowns,” he said Jeffries.
By: ABC 11:00the agreement took the place of the former 1,500 page dealwhich was canceled after President-elect Trump and Elon Musk objected to it and wanted to raise the debt ceiling, prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to craft a new deal and raising questions about his job security after when failing to get a new deal twice before a successful attempt.
The apparent influence that Musk exerted in canceling the original deal angered some Democrats, and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders noted that Musk’s intervention was “not a democracy, it’s an oligarchy.” Trump’s desired debt ceiling hike was torpedoed by Republicans, and the bill still includes Funding discussed by Jeffrey.
By: New Republicseveral Democratic representatives marked in X that Musk was actually calling the shots seemed to get under his skin, prompting a Trump spokesman to note on December 19 that “President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Full stop.”
On December 21, A White House statement Noted that President Joe Biden signed a Senate-passed “stop gap” funding bill that extends government funding through March 2025, while explaining that neither side got everything they wanted going into the negotiations.
“The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open and provides the emergency disaster relief I asked for for communities to recover, as well as the funds needed to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.”
President Biden continued. “This deal is a compromise, which means neither side got what they wanted. But it denies the fast-track to the billionaire tax cuts that Republicans sought, and it ensures that the government can continue to operate as a whole.” with power.”
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