Days before a federal funding deadline, President-elect Donald Trump has rejected a bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown. He is now urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to reopen negotiations.
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Here’s what to know about the debate over the debt ceiling and the role it’s playing in the shutdown saga:Farmers, business owners, homeowners face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders The debt limit vote in recent times has been used as a political leverage point, a must-pass bill that can be loaded up with other priorities.Trump has tied a demand for dealing with the debt ceiling to the dispute over government funding, saying one should not be addressed without the other.
Lawmakers have always raised the debt ceiling in time because the consequences of failure are stark. Without action, the government would go into default on its debts, a first-ever situation that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and economic experts have said could be “catastrophic” for the economy and global markets.
Now, Trump is looking for Johnson to pass a debt ceiling extension just hours before a partial government shutdown.After meeting with his caucus, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected any possibility that his members would bail out Republicans as the shutdown threat looms.
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