Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., have backed the original stopgap spending package, which Republicans rescinded under pressure from billionaire Elon. He made it clear that he only intended to move forward with the bill. Mr. Musk and President-elect Trump.
Murray said he will be in Washington, D.C., during the partial government shutdown and the Christmas holidays if Republicans do not return to the original short-term spending bill announced earlier this week and then scrapped after public opposition from Musk and others. He said he was prepared to stay. That provision.
“We can’t let Elon Musk run our government, so we’re staying here until Christmas,” she said in a statement Friday morning, hours before the government could be forced into a partial shutdown if the bill doesn’t pass. I’m ready,” he said. .
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Top Democrats have indicated they have no intention of moving forward with other Republican versions of the emergency bill. (Reuters)
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“Simply put, unelected billionaires can steal childhood cancer research so they can get tax breaks, or eliminate policies that help the U.S. win against China because it could hurt profits.” “We have a bipartisan agreement, and we must stick to it,” Murray said.
“If Republicans don’t work with Democrats in a bipartisan manner soon, the government will shut down in the middle of the night,” Schumer said on the floor Friday morning.
“It’s time to return to the original agreement we made just days ago. It’s time for the House to vote on a bipartisan CR that will ensure the government continues to operate while providing critical emergency relief.” “This is the quickest, simplest and easiest way to do that to the American people,” he said.
Schumer also said that if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) brings the original bill to a vote on the House floor, “it will pass and we can avoid the threat of a shutdown.”
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Elon Musk (right) watered down the original bill on social media. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Murray continued, “The agreements already agreed to will responsibly fund government, provide much-needed disaster relief to communities across the country, and deliver good bipartisan policy reform.” Will it happen? Will the American people suffer from confusion and expense? It’s all about unelected billionaires wanting to make decisions — I’m working with Republicans and Democrats to get a bipartisan deal negotiated by both sides. We are ready to pass the agreement as soon as possible.”
After Musk and conservatives opposed the 1,547-page bill, Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance ultimately denounced this, destroying any remaining opportunity.
Murray’s Friday statement came shortly after it was revealed that House Republicans planned to vote on a new continuing resolution in the morning on a different proposal. However, it is unclear whether negotiations are being conducted across party lines or bicamerally.
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President-elect Trump claimed President Biden was responsible for the government shutdown. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) told reporters Friday morning that House Republicans were “very close to an agreement” and that a vote could take place in the morning. .
But Mr. Murray and Senate Democrats appear prepared to oppose the deal if it is not the stopgap spending bill it is meant to be.
Murray is also not alone in saying he is prepared to let government funding expire before the holidays. Several Republican lawmakers have said they would tolerate a shutdown unless Republicans can come to a better deal.
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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., blamed Elon Musk’s involvement. (Reuters/John Cherry)
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Trump himself wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning, “If there is to be a government shutdown, it should start now under the Biden administration, not after January 20th under Trump.” This is a problem for Biden to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will! ”
To avoid a partial shutdown, Congress must pass the bill and President Biden must sign it by midnight Saturday.
Julia Johnson is a political writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, where she leads coverage of the U.S. Senate. She previously served as a political reporter for the Washington Examiner.
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