Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping president-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
Trump's last-minute demand was almost an impossible ask, and Johnson had almost no choice but to work around his pressure for a debt ceiling increase, knowing there wouldn't be enough support within the GOP majority to pass any funding package.
So is this a Republican bill or a Democrat bill? scoffed Musk on social media ahead of the vote, highlighting the tension within the GOP and their reliance on Democratic support for governance.
The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers.
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