Deirdre Walsh
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
It failed because a significant block of the speaker's own Republican colleagues joined most Democrats and tanked it. Even after President-elect Trump endorsed the deal, this Republican deal, and threatened primary challengers for any Republican lawmaker who voted no. Most House conservatives who voted against this criticized the decision.
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At Trump's insistence to add a two-year increase to the country's borrowing authority without any spending cuts, Texas Republican Chip Roy was one of them, and he chastised his Republican colleagues on the House floor.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Republicans were essentially daring Democrats to vote no on this latest plan and argued they were the ones who wanted a shutdown. But Democrats opposed adding the debt limit and said provisions in the original bipartisan deal, things like lowering drug costs, funding children's cancer research, preventing China from getting access to U.S.
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technologies were dumped out because Elon Musk was advising Trump and was looking out for his own interests. And Democrats took a swipe at the president-elect, suggesting someone else was actually calling the shots. And they call it Musk, President Musk.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
You know, we have hours to go before the midnight deadline and a shutdown is much more likely. Late last night, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he's regrouping, coming up with a new solution. But he didn't say what that was. It's hard to see what he can do to keep his own party together.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
And Democrats continue to say the only way out of this to avoid a shutdown is move something that can get bipartisan support.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
I mean, this is a good preview of Trump's unpredictable governing style. I covered the last time Trump was in the White House and Republicans had control of the House and the Senate. And Trump frequently blew up deals cut by Republicans then. I talked to Nebraska Republican colleague Don Bacon. He said he was troubled that Musk was putting out false information about the original deal.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
He backed this new plan, but said Trump added a new demand late in the process.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
This whole episode weakened Speaker Mike Johnson as he faces another vote in January to stay speaker. And this all just shows how hard it's going to be for Republicans to move their agenda through when they're so divided on this.
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GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
Thanks, Steve.