Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have abandoned a three-month government funding plan due to strong opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and fellow GOP members. The abrupt change raises concerns about a potential government shutdown as Friday's deadline approaches.
House Republican leaders have pulled a three-month government funding package from consideration amid mounting opposition from President-elect Donald Trump and members of the GOP conference. It’s unclear what a new deal to fund the government ahead of the Friday night shutdown deadline will look like, but Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told reporters on Wednesday night the deal was “dead” and that lawmakers were “looking at a number of options” as a path forward.
The reversal comes just over 24 hours after the continuing resolution was released, resulting in widespread outrage among Republicans in both the House and Senate. The House was expected to vote on the bill as early as Wednesday, but those plans were quickly scrapped after GOP leaders failed to whip enough support among the conference as rank-and-file members raged over the bill’s contents. However, the final nail in the coffin may have been when Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance publicly opposed the bill, calling for the House GOP to move forward with a clean CR and drop the additional provisions that were negotiated with Democrats. The change of plans comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks to get his conference on board, but a new deal could cost him Democratic support as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) indicated he would not provide cover to avoid a shutdown if the bipartisan agreement was broken — instead saying the blame would lie solely with Republicans. “House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt everyday Americans all across this country,” Jeffries told reporters on Wednesday. “House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or worse. An agreement is an agreement.” Negotiations began earlier this week before the legislative text was available as lawmakers across the ideological spectrum criticized GOP leadership for a lack of communication about what was included in the spending bil
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