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Proverbs 22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty
Important Takeaways:
- The deal, thrown together during daylong negotiations between different ideological corners of the House Republican Conference and President-elect Donald Trump’s team, failed 174 to 236, with one voting present and 20 absences.
- An astonishing 38 Republicans voted against the hastily assembled, Trump-endorsed deal, with nine not voting.
- Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance stepped in Wednesday afternoon to drive the final stake in the heart of a previous deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrats. Support for that deal was deteriorating rapidly ahead of Trump taking action to reframe the debate, insisting the deal should have included a debt limit increase to take the tricky issue off his administration’s plate next Congress.
- The new deal removed over a thousand pages of pork and other provisions unrelated to keeping the government open.
- As a result, only two Democrats supported it, with one voting present and eleven not voting.
- Republicans must now decide on a path forward, not only for funding the government but who can lead them through this and future battles
- It is rare for so many Republicans to buck a bill backed by Trump. Multiple sources tell Breitbart News that many of the 38 nays are a protest vote on Johnson’s continued leadership of the conference.
- The deadline to pass a spending bill is Friday at midnight.
- Republicans must act fast if they want to get a funding bill through — and if they want to get on the same page before Trump takes office.
- They face some difficult questions on how best to move forward.
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