House Republicans Scrap Bill That Would Avoid Shutdown, Say ‘There’s No New Agreement Right Now’

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House Republicans pulled a stopgap funding bill that, if passed and signed into law, would avoid a government shutdown set to begin on Dec. 21.

“There’s no new agreement right now,” House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise said on Wednesday night after the bill was junked by Republican leadership. The bill would have funded the government through March 14.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) introduced the continuing resolution on Tuesday, rankling the more conservative members of the GOP conference. On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump slammed the legislation and threatened Republican members who voted for it with primaries in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump said it “would be suicidal for any Republican approving it.”

Earlier in the day, CNN reported that Trump was grumbling privately about the bill, which he called “bad.” Moments after that report, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance issued a blistering statement.

“Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025,” the statement said. “The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country.”

Just hours earlier, Elon Musk – a major Trump donor – began a tweetstorm against the bill that eventually included the false claim that it contains fundings for bioweapons labs.