President-elect Trump's last-minute demands for a government funding bill, including a controversial debt ceiling increase, have thrown Congress into chaos and jeopardized the possibility of a timely budget agreement. House Speaker Mike Johnson is racing to salvage a new plan before Friday's deadline to avert a shutdown, facing opposition from both hard-right conservatives and Elon Musk, who criticized the bill's increased spending. The situation highlights the challenges Republicans will face next year when they control the House, Senate, and White House, as divisions within their own party threaten their ability to govern effectively.
It all shows just how hard it will be for Republicans next year, as they seize control of the House, Senate and White House, to unify and lead the nation Trump 's sudden decision to make new demands sent Congress spiraling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays. It leaves House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambling to salvage a new plan, days before Friday's deadline to keep government open.
The outcome comes as no surprise for Johnson, who like other Republican House speakers before him, has been unable to convince his majority to go along with the routine needs of federal government operations, which they and other natural calamities that ravaged states this year, plus $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers failed to win over the
Democrats, who negotiated the final product with Johnson and Senate GOP leadership, will be expected to provide enough support to help Johnson ensure passage, as is often the case on big bills. Federal government funding runs out at midnight Friday. said as he opened the upper chamber. “As always, bipartisan cooperation must lead the way – we can’t have last minute delays or grandstanding.”
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