@cspanofficial: The House rejected Republicans’ new stopgap bill on Thursday evening with just over 24 hours until the government was set to shut down at midnight on Friday. The 174–235 vote fell well short of the two-thirds needed for passage since it was brought to the floor under suspension of the rules. Thirty-eight Republicans and all but two Democrats — Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) and Kathy Castor (FL) — voted against the measure. The bill, which included a two-year suspension of the debt limit, was destined to fail after House Democrats, whose votes will be critical to getting any government funding bill through the chamber, said they would oppose it. “The Musk–Johnson proposal is not serious. It’s laughable,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters ahead of the vote. “Extreme MAGA Republicans are driving us to a government shutdown.” The new bill, now down from 1,547 pages to 116 pages, still extends government funding through March 14 but strips out some of the provisions that were previously agreed to by bipartisan, bicameral negotiators. It includes $100 billion in disaster relief, $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, a one-year extension of the farm bill, federal funding to rebuild Baltimore’s Key Bridge, and an extension of several expiring health care policies. It does not include a pay raise for members of Congress, language to allow lawmakers to opt out of Obamacare, a provision to transfer federal control of the RFK Stadium sit to Washington, DC, nor a requirement for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to pass along 100% of drug rebate savings to consumers. President-elect Trump, who, along with close ally Elon Musk, derailed the original stopgap on Wednesday evening, called the new bill “very good” and urged all Republicans to vote for it. He also praised the new provision that suspends the debt ceiling until two years into his term, something he pushed for at the last minute and runs afoul of Republican orthodoxy. It’s unclear what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will do next as a government shutdown looms. #houseofrepresentatives #congress #cspan

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Friday 20 December 2024 00:40:28 GMT