Trump-Backed Government Spending Bill Shot Down in House of Representatives
A second Continuing Resolution spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump and introduced and voted upon in the House of Representatives to prevent a government shutdown has failed by a vote count of 174-235. The legislative measure, met the fate of its 1,500-page predecessor, the American Relief Act....READ MORE
Anna Paulina Luna-Voting tomorrow around 10am.
Discussions taking place.
Sticking to Trumps plan + some (where cuts can come from).
Will post more in am.
No plan to cut a deal with dems.
Getting this done.
Shevrin “Shev” Jones-Happy Birthday to the Smurf himself, an all-around solid dude and one of my closest buddies, Congressman @JaredEMoskowitz
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Rep. Darren Soto-Florida loses more than ANY OTHER STATE if this disaster relief bill goes down.
We were set to secure $10B+ in Hurricane Milton / Helene relief.
House Republicans will hurt millions of Florida’s farmers, small biz and homeowners if they kill this bipartisan bill.
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Juice is squeezed by Javier Manjarres, Liv Caputo, and Daniel Molina
