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Lawmakers are hurrying to approve the last spending package necessary for the current budget year, a much-delayed move that will allocate funding for federal agencies and delay any risk of a government shutdown until the fall. By midnight, spending deadlines loom for numerous crucial federal agencies. The House and Senate are anticipated to address a $1.2 trillion measure consolidating six annual spending bills into a single package. Over 70% of the funds would be allocated to defense.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is bringing the bill up under a streamlined process that requires two-thirds support for approval.
When the two packages are merged, discretionary spending for the budget year will total approximately $1.66 trillion. This figure does not encompass programs like Social Security and Medicare, nor does it cover the country’s increasing debt. Representative Byron Donalds, R-Fla., anticipates that more Republicans will oppose the second spending package compared to the first. This is due to Speaker Johnson’s decision not to follow a House rule requiring lawmakers to have 72 hours to review a bill before voting.
Mike Johnson wants to pass a $1.2 trillion dollar spending bill
I SAY, SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AND STOP WORKING WITH DEMOCRATS
Are you with me ? pic.twitter.com/cA4QzT2z6e
— Save America 🇺🇲 (@usanews0) March 22, 2024
Many Republicans are unhappy with Johnson’s fast-tracking of the bill, which has become reflective of his performance as House Speaker. He’s been in the role for only a few months since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, but we want to ask you, the reader: How would you grade Mike Johnson’s role as House Speaker so far?
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Speaker Mike Johnson is now officially out of compliance with the Agreement by not allowing 72 hours to read this disaster minibus bill
This was the Agreement:
• Allow 72 hours to read a bill
• Jeffersonian Motion to vacate the chair. This allows a SINGLE PERSON to make the… https://t.co/vcM5gLqJgg pic.twitter.com/h8v725XTVJ— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) March 21, 2024
