‘SUCCESS in Washington!’ Trump Hails Speaker Johnson’s New Proposal to Keep the Government Open
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President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) new proposal to keep the government open, which appeared to have many of the same spending provisions as the initial bipartisan deal.
“SUCCESS in Washington!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social, adding:
Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes.
A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well – The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish.
All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote “YES” for this Bill, TONIGHT!
UPDATE: The measure failed in the House hours after Trump’s post.
Trump’s post came a day after he joined Elon Musk in pressuring Johnson to kill the bipartisan funding deal that the speaker had helped negotiate. Johnson’s initial proposal would have kept the government funded at current levels through March 14th, and also added over $100 billion in additional spending on disaster relief for hurricane victims in the southeast as well as $10 billion for farmers.
CNN reported that Johnson’s new proposal will also “keep the federal government open into March” and is “a ‘clean’ spending bill typically refers to one with minimal or no additional policy provisions added through the political negotiating process.” The proposal also includes a “two-year suspension of the debt limit to January 2027. This would address a demand from Trump.”
The initial deal was opposed by GOP hardliners like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), whose state of Georgia was impacted by the hurricanes earlier in the year. Greene slammed the proposal saying, “It’s not a CR, which is a continuation of the budget. It’s turning into an omnibus.”
If Congress doesn’t come together on a bill to keep the government funded it will shut down on December 20th. Axios reported that “Democrats are scrambling to determine how to approach the bill after spending the morning demanding Johnson stick with the original deal.”
This is a developing story and has been updated.
