Hmmmmm?
They gonna hang in there with this Plan C Spending Bill effort?
House Republicans are eyeing a new spending proposal that would tee up votes on three separate measures: to fund the government, appropriate disaster relief and allocate farm assistance, three sources told The Hill.
But in a shift from previous strategy — and in a break from President-elect Trump’s request — the new plan does not include a measure to increase the debt ceiling, the sources said, a move that could spark the ire of the incoming president, who demanded that such language be included.
Instead, Republicans are working towards an agreement to cut trillions of dollars in spending in exchange for an increase in the borrowing limit next year under reconciliation, the sources said. One of the sources said negotiators are exchanging numbers regarding the cuts and debt limit hike.
The latest development comes just hours before the midnight shutdown deadline.
“It’s just an agreement, an understanding, an acknowledgement that we will do this some way or somehow that helps Trump,” the source said.
The sources cautioned that the proposal is not set in stone because Republican leadership still has to present it to the entire GOP conference. The continuing resolution would run until March 14, the source said……
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Johnson’s plan C, however, could prompt anger from Trump since it does not include a vote on raising the debt ceiling. Earlier this week, the president-elect demanded that Republicans raise the borrowing limit as part of the government funding process, a position he has held firm in….
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President Musk seems to be for this approach….
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