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www.thedailybeast.com
A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely after an embarrassing number of House GOP rebels bucked Donald Trump Thursday night.
A bill that Trump had demanded—which included raising the debt limit—went down in flames on the House floor with 38 Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it. Trump killed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial bipartisan plan, which was expected to easily coast through Congress despite facing backlash from conservatives.
Senior Republicans have told Trump that shutting the government down would be bad for the start of his second term, with it potentially delaying key parts of his agenda, a GOP lawmaker told the Daily Beast.
Without a spending bill passed by both houses of Congress by midnight Friday, hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed just days before Christmas. That includes essential workers like air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who would be forced to work without pay during the slog of the holiday travel season until the government reopens.
A shutdown would almost certainly cause travel delays during one of the busiest seasons of the year, experts say—an ignominious note for Trump to begin his second term on.
Even though Thursday’s floor action was a setback for Trump, Johnson’s leadership position is simultaneously in jeopardy.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)—a Capitol insider who nonetheless does not get to vote on Johnson’s position—expressed doubts for his survival.
Speaker Mike Johnson “is f---ed,” one Republican lawmaker told the Beast earlier on Thursday.
38 House Republicans Give Trump the Finger in Shutdown Vote
Speaker Mike Johnson “is f---ed,” one Republican lawmaker told the Beast earlier on Thursday.
A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely after an embarrassing number of House GOP rebels bucked Donald Trump Thursday night.
A bill that Trump had demanded—which included raising the debt limit—went down in flames on the House floor with 38 Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it. Trump killed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial bipartisan plan, which was expected to easily coast through Congress despite facing backlash from conservatives.
Senior Republicans have told Trump that shutting the government down would be bad for the start of his second term, with it potentially delaying key parts of his agenda, a GOP lawmaker told the Daily Beast.
Without a spending bill passed by both houses of Congress by midnight Friday, hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed just days before Christmas. That includes essential workers like air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who would be forced to work without pay during the slog of the holiday travel season until the government reopens.
A shutdown would almost certainly cause travel delays during one of the busiest seasons of the year, experts say—an ignominious note for Trump to begin his second term on.
Even though Thursday’s floor action was a setback for Trump, Johnson’s leadership position is simultaneously in jeopardy.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)—a Capitol insider who nonetheless does not get to vote on Johnson’s position—expressed doubts for his survival.
