House rejects government funding bill endorsed by Trump | FOX6 Milwaukee
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President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling suffered a blow as the House rejected the proposal. Trump, along with billionaire ally Elon Musk, failed to convince members of the House to approve the sudden demands, which were meant to avert a Christmastime government shutdown. Trump’s proposal aimed to keep the government running for three more months, with the addition of $100.4 billion in disaster assistance for hurricane-impacted states.
Trump, having previously claimed success in coming up with this new package, had to grapple with its rejection. The slimmed-down bill, which went from 1,500 pages to 116, retained provisions like disaster relief and funding for the rebuilding of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, but removed several additions such as the first legislator pay raise in over a decade. As the current temporary government funding bill is set to expire at midnight on Friday, lawmakers will need to scramble to find a solution to maintain federal operations.
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