House Republicans unveiled a new spending bill to avert a government shutdown amidst pressure from President Trump and Elon Musk. A 1,500+ page continuing resolution (CR) bill faced demise after Musk sparked massive criticism on X. According to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the 1,547-page CR included a pay raise for Congress, a new football stadium in D.C., and 72 pages of “Pandemic Preparedness and Response.” The 1,547-page, $110+ Billion House “Continuing Resolution” meant to avert a government shutdown includes: -A pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.-A new football stadium in D.C.-72 pages of “Pandemic Preparedness and Response” policy-… — Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) December 18, 2024 Musk cheered after Republicans scrapped the bill. “Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible bill is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed!” he said. Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible bill is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed! VOX POPULIVOX DEI — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024   The updated bill is down to 116 pages. Down from 1547 pages https://t.co/vj7axX7ghH — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 19, 2024 From The Hill: After pressure from President-elect Trump and his allies resulted in the demise of the bipartisan spending bill before it could go to the House floor for a vote, House Republicans have reached an agreement on a “plan B” to avert a government shutdown. This new 116-page bill comes just hours ahead of Friday’s funding deadline. The plan is to vote on Thursday, lawmakers announced. The new package will extend government funding for three months and suspend the debt limit until January 2027. The previous iteration of the package was a 1,500-page bill that included a number of add-ons, including more than $100 billion in disaster and emergency funding, a health care-related package, and an extension of the Farm Bill. “The new spending bill is just 116 pages, down from 1547 pages yesterday, and does *not* include congressional pay raises. Trump took a victory lap, calling the new CR a ‘very good Deal for the American People,'” Collin Rugg wrote. “According to sources who spoke with NBC, Democrats were not involved with the renegotiated deal,” he added. JUST IN: The new spending bill is just 116 pages, down from 1547 pages yesterday, and does *not* include congressional pay raises. Trump took a victory lap, calling the new CR a "very good Deal for the American People." According to sources who spoke with NBC, Democrats were… pic.twitter.com/h0jKtB0b1g — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 19, 2024 President Trump declared “SUCCESS in Washington!” “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,” Trump said. “All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote ‘YES’ for this Bill, TONIGHT!” he added. Just in: President Trump makes a new statement after a new spending deal was reached to avoid a potential government shutdown. pic.twitter.com/cCKHCSNCmc — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) December 19, 2024 A closer look: Per CBS News: Democrats were meeting Thursday afternoon after the bill’s release. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the proposal is “not serious” and called it “laughable.” If Republicans unite behind the bill, Johnson could pass it without Democratic support. But it would still need to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have shown little appetite for bowing to pressure from Trump and Musk. President Biden would also need to sign the bill, and the White House has not responded to the new GOP proposal. As GOP anger grew over the original continuing resolution, the president-elect called on Republicans to strip out additional spending and add a new element instead: raising or abolishing the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling, which limits how much the government can borrow to pay its bills, is suspended until the first quarter of next year, and Trump said he’d prefer to force Mr. Biden to approve raising the debt ceiling so he wouldn’t have to. Trump reiterated his position on Thursday in a phone conversation with CBS News’ Robert Costa. “Number one, the debt ceiling should be thrown out entirely,” Trump said. “Number two, a lot of the different things they thought they’d receive [in a recently proposed spending deal] are now going to be thrown out, 100%. And we’ll see what happens. We’ll see whether or not we have a closure during the Biden administration. But if it’s going to take place, it’s going to take place during Biden, not during Trump.” Read the full 116-page HERE.

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The second House continuing resolution bill was voted down, and 38 Republicans voted against it. As reported earlier, Donald Trump singled out Chip Roy to be primaried. Chip Roy doesn’t want the ceiling raised unless the bill comes with cuts. That would never pass, but he won’t give in on principle. We are now heading […] The post 38 Republicans Voted Against the Second CR appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.