Congress' Loaded-With-Pork Spending Bill Blocked after Major Conservative Criticism; to Be Revised and Voted on Again This Weekend

M.D. Kittle : Dec 19, 2024
The Federalist

[TheFederalist.com] ...The massive house-of-cards measure [Speaker] Johnson countenanced collapsed Wednesday amid scathing criticism from conservatives and an incoming president who urged Republicans to get "SMART and Tough" with Democrats. ... On Wednesday, the scam proposal included a possible pay hike for congressional members and a provision allowing senators and representatives to opt out of Obamacare for better taxpayer-funded insurance. ... "Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025," Trump and Vance said in a statement posted on X. "The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via X)