House rejects Trump-backed spending bill to avert government shutdown

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Source: Washington Post

The House fell short of the 2/3 votes needed to pass a bill spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown. The bill would have extended federal spending for three months and suspended the debt limit for two years in a bid to satisfy President-elect Donald Trump, adviser Elon Musk and the rowdy House GOP conference. Next steps on funding the government remain unclear as Congress faces a weekend deadline to avoid a shutdown.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/trump-administration-transition/

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Congress unveils short-term funding bill to avert shutdown

Congressional leaders on Tuesday evening released the text of a short-term bill to keep the federal government open until March 14, rolling it out just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown and after numerous delays. Funding expires at the end of Friday, when the House and the Senate hope to adjourn for the Christmas,

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/congress-unveils-short-term-funding-bill-to-avert-shutdown-227358789508

Billionaires (Musk) killed the Bill is a powerful political message. Let it rip.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Why does the bill require a 2/3 majority? Nt

[cos dem]

2. I wondered that too. But then I found this...

The maneuver that was used to introduce the funding proposal came with a requirement that two-thirds of the House approved the measure. Its failure will enable Johnson to reintroduce the bill with a simple majority requirement to pass. If the vote on Thursday is any indication, it will not pass that bar, either. Without an approved resolution, the federal government will enter a shutdown on Saturday.

https://www.salon.com/2024/12/19/supported-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-fails-in-amid-revolt/?in_brief=true

[Emile]

3. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.

This is a duplicate of the same news story that was posted earlier.

Duplicate of
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143359420