WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday (Dec 20) that would avert a midnight government shutdown, defying President-elect Donald Trump's demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson heads in for a vote to keep the federal government operating beyond a midnight deadline and avert a partial shutdown that could disrupt the Christmas holiday, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on Dec 20, 2024.WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government shutdown, defying President-elect Donald Trump's demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would have more power to influence government spending next year, when they will have majorities in both chambers of Congress and Trump will be in the White House. The package, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 366-34, resembled a bipartisan plan that was abandoned earlier this week after an online fusillade from Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who said it contained too many unrelated provisions, such as a pay raise for lawmakers and a crackdown on pharmacy benefit managers.
Trump has tasked Musk, the world's richest person, with heading a budget-cutting task force, but Musk holds no official position in Washington. "We have successfully advanced the needs of everyday Americans, but there are still things to be worked on and we look forward to that fight in the new year," he told reporters.Trump's demand to lift the debt ceiling was resoundingly rejected by the House - including 38 Republicans - on Thursday.
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