Senators voted to go a brand new model of a stopgap spending invoice early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown got here and went.
The Senate superior the third model of a short-term spending invoice by 85 to 11, and it’ll now head to President Biden’s desk, who has already signaled that he’ll signal it.
An unique settlement on a short-term spending invoice was launched earlier within the week, totaling 1,547-pages and together with quite a few coverage provisions and catastrophe assist.
But quickly after its launch, billionaire Elon Musk and different conservative critics publicly blasted the measure, finally leading to it being condemned by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
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Congress handed a short-term spending invoice with solely hours till the shutdown deadline. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
“Republicans should GET SMART and TOUGH. If Democrats threaten to close down the federal government until we give them every part they need, then CALL THEIR BLUFF. It is Schumer and Biden who’re holding up assist to our farmers and catastrophe reduction,” Trump and Vance mentioned in a prolonged assertion opposing the invoice on Wednesday afternoon.
The preliminary spending measure would have prolonged authorities funding ranges for fiscal yr 2024 by means of March 14 and supply over $100 billion in catastrophe assist for these affected by storms Helene and Milton within the U.S. Southeast earlier this yr. There was additionally a $10 billion provision for financial help to farmers within the invoice.
Meanwhile, as of Thursday, the U.S. national debt was at $36,167,604,149,955.61 and was persevering with to climb quickly.
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Elon Musk was vocally in opposition to the primary iteration of the invoice. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
The dimension of the invoice, together with a number of of its different provisions, together with a price of residing elevate for lawmakers, prompted the general public response from Musk and others.
“Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending invoice deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” he wrote on X.
After heading again to the drafting board, House Republicans emerged on Thursday with a brand new proposal. The revised measure would have prolonged present funding ranges for 3 months and included a debt restrict suspension for 2 years, per the request of Trump.
Additionally, it had financial reduction for farmers and about $110 billion in catastrophe assist.
But the invoice failed on the House ground Thursday night time as Democrats united in opposition to it and a big group of Republicans opted to oppose it as nicely.
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Johnson was left to discover a new stopgap invoice after Musk’s opposition. (Jean Catuffe/GC Images/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Old invoice: $110BB in deficit spending (unpaid for), $0 improve within the nationwide bank card. New invoice: $110BB in deficit spending (unpaid for), $4 TRILLION+ debt ceiling improve with $0 in structural reforms for cuts. Time to learn the invoice: 1.5 hours. I’ll vote no,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X forward of the vote.
Roy was one in all 38 House Republicans that opposed the stopgap invoice.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Reuters)
By Friday morning, there gave the impression to be no settlement between Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work collectively on a brand new invoice. In reality, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., mentioned the federal government would go right into a partial shutdown at midnight if Republicans didn’t return to the unique stopgap invoice.
“I’m prepared to remain right here by means of Christmas as a result of we’re not going to let Elon Musk run the federal government,” Murray mentioned in a press release.
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Democrats didn’t get their want, which was a return to the unique invoice. (Reuters)
Schumer mentioned in remarks on the Senate ground that the unique invoice would go within the House if Speaker Mike Johnson introduced it to the ground for a vote.
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The third measure, which finally handed the House and Senate, was just like the one which failed the night time prior. The invoice included financial reduction for farmers and catastrophe assist for these affected by current storms. However, the ultimate stopgap invoice didn’t embody a suspension of the debt ceiling, which Trump had requested himself.
The House handed the short-term spending invoice with 366 sure votes, surpassing the required two-thirds.
