A compromise funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown has collapsed, leaving House Republicans scrambling to find a solution. President-elect Trump and Elon Musk's opposition sunk the bill, putting House Speaker Johnson's position at risk.
House Republican leaders are struggling to avoid a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump sunk their massive funding bill . The collapse Wednesday of a compromise bill to fund the government through March has put House Speaker Mike Johnson's standing among his conference in jeopardy. Trump's formal opposition to the bill came after billionaire Elon Musk spent the day railing against the funding bill , gradually making it impossible for much of the House GOP to support it.
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listen during a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are running out of time to avoid a partial government shutdown late Friday night, after President-elect Donald Trump and his allies sunk a compromise bill to fund the government through March. The continuing resolution unveiled late Tuesday night appeared early on as though it would need Democratic votes to pass the narrowly divided House, after hardline conservatives balked at the price tag and several provisions of the bill, which included a pay bump for members of Congress.to the bill late Wednesday came only after billionaire GOP mega-donor Elon Musk spent the day railing against the bill, gradually making it politically impossible for much of the House Republican conference to support it. The very public collapse of the massive, negotiated bill has also put House Speaker Mike Johnson's standing among his conference in jeopardy. The Louisiana Republican insisted on including several major spending initiatives in the bill, designed in part to win the necessary Democratic support in the Senate the bill will need to become law. Rather than simply demanding a lower price tag, Trump surprised many Republicans Wednesday by demanding that any bill to fund the government must also raise the debt ceiling.U.
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