The House on Tuesday released a 1,500-page spending package negotiated by congressional leaders that included disaster aid and economic assistance for farmers.
But late Wednesday afternoon, President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance slammed the bipartisan bill and called for a “streamlined” spending stopgap combined with an increase in the debt ceiling.
“Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration?” Trump and Vance said in a statement. “Let’s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.”
They added, “Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. 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.”
Elon Musk, who has spent considerable time with Trump since his election, wrote on X that any lawmaker “who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!”
Now Johnson is considering a "clean" continuing resolution, two sources told The Hill. The Speaker's office declined to comment.
