The House voted 174-235 to reject a stopgap spending bill aimed at extending government funding to March 14, leaving lawmakers scrambling to avoid a shutdown set to begin at midnight Friday. Nearly all Democrats and 38 Republicans opposed the measure, which failed to reach the two-thirds majority required under suspension rules.
The bill, crafted by House GOP leaders to appease both hard-line conservatives and President-elect Trump, faced resistance over its inclusion of a provision to suspend the debt ceiling until January 2027. While Trump demanded this provision, some Republicans opposed it, arguing it lacked spending cuts. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) called it a “HARD NO,” criticizing the $4 trillion debt increase without fiscal restraint.
The package maintained $110 billion in disaster aid and farmer assistance but dropped Democratic-backed provisions from an earlier version, which had also failed to garner support. Only two Democrats backed the latest bill, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) dismissing it as “not serious.”
House GOP leaders must now negotiate a new agreement or face a shutdown that would halt funding for government agencies. Speaker Mike Johnson faces growing challenges, with his leadership questioned ahead of a floor vote for his position in two weeks.
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