Congressional Democrats and Republicans have eight days to strike a funding deal before the government goes into a partial shutdown.
  • Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original bill he put forward earlier this month.
  • The new proposal goes against Donald Trump’s wishes and makes some concessions to Democrats.
  • The new bill would fund the government through Dec. 20 and does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election security proposal that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register as a voter.
  • The previous version of Johnson’s bill, which Trump preferred, was attached to the SAVE Act and would have funded the government through March 2025.

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  • Funderpants @lemmy.ca
    791·
    2 months ago

    Pretty transparent to have the funding expire just after the election, gives republicans a few weeks to decide if they care about the deficit (Dem elected) or not (republican elected).

    • cymbal_king@lemmy.world
      191·
      2 months ago

      Nah, this was a concession both Democrats and Senate Republicans were asking for. They hope to have a full budget deal finished before a new administration so there’s a clean slate for either incoming president

      • 2piradians@lemmy.worldEnglish
        19·
        2 months ago

        I see the logic in what you’re saying.

        But I’ve also seen some worry that if Trump loses (and he damn well better lose), when the CR expires about a month before Harris’ inauguration, this possibly leads to government gridlock, thereby emboldening another January 6 attempt.

        Personally I expect another J6 whether the government is funded or not, but I’d feel better about things if it was funded.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
          7·
          2 months ago

          Honestly I just hope Biden mobilizes some divisions near and around the Capitol, they dont need to be deployed immediately hell that can harass the local McDonald’s for all it matters they just need to be ready.

          • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            15·
            2 months ago

            I read a comment a few weeks ago from someone that is from around that area. Between J6 and the inauguration, apparently a bunch of concrete barriers sprung up and there were military personnel stationed throughout checkpoints at the Capitol complex.
            Biden is many things, but he and his cronies are not intentionally keeping security weak in hopes that a coup will happen, nor will he or the other two people that can activate them hesitate to deploy the National Guard.

            J6 was not a generalized failure of government processes or a mistake from lack of planning. There are standing plans, materiel, and personnel in place. The state of the Capitol and its defenses were a choice — an intentional failure, to open the doors for a coup.