Breitbart- Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered an early Christmas present to Democrats Friday night by extending spending levels overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans earlier this year.
The House once again punted their obligation to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year, this time until March 14, 2025, extending spending levels and policy priorities negotiated in February and March 2024 with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden.
Zero Democrats voted against the bill. A staggering 196 voted for it, with one voting present and 14 missing the vote to begin their Christmas break early.
One hundred seventy Republicans anxious to get home for Christmas as well voted for the bill, with 34 opposing it and 15 absences.
The whiff of eggnog is a powerful motivator.
The third time was a charm for Johnson, whose funding bill negotiated with Democrats collapsed earlier this week after Republicans from all ideological corners opposed the substance and style of the deal Johnson negotiated. more
Any ‘Present’ vote should result in the loss of one weeks pay.
Maybe Trump needs to quit giving Johnson a free ride to fights and games.
The only good thing I have to say is my Rep voted no, he’s a 100% better than the POS Mullen was. He’s my one regret that I voted for him the first time he ran, because that made him a fixture in D.C. for life, because very rarely do Oklahomans boot out the incumbent in primaries. I tried every 2 years and then begged and pleaded with everyone I knew and some I didn’t know when he ran for the Senate.
And Biden will put it in his stack of pardons to sign in the morning.
If the same thing happens in March when this CR expires I’m throwing in the towel on this “republic”! If the new Trump administration can’t make any changes then we are screwed!
So what did the Dems get?
In the land of quid pro quo.
We know what we got, bent over.
I hate to be broken record, but Congress should do their &&^*@! job and pass a real budget.
One or more of Johnson’s foreign bank accounts will likely increase significantly.
I guess Mike Johnson gets to ride the wild pony a few more times, with Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell taking turns.
I’m going against the grain here a bit. This bill is a far cry from what the original was. As I’ve said before, I would never hire a guy like Mike Lil Johnson. HOWEVER, the dude was in the middle of a pressure cooker. For those of you who just love the mantra “Burn It Down” are fing clueless on what the end result is on our economy PAST ABOUT 20 DAYS. Lil Johnson views it as his responsibility to see the Fed spending continues. What bothers me is the fact this guy thinks he needs to start negotiations with the opposition party, not his own. The guys over his head and needs to be replaced but in the long run I think he did what needed to be accomplished today. Damn, no vacation for me. I guess what I’m trying to say is I think the guy did display a little balls on what he considers his responsibility.
He did display “little balls”, I’ll give you that.
Sick and tired of people who see “shutting down government” as a bad thing. in reality, it does very little, with the exception of not allowing any new spending by the grifters pretending to represent the interests of taxpayers.
Agree Brad. And he did caucus with Trump and Musk. Eventually.
And you’re right Brad. What the hell is he doing negotiating with the enemy?!?! Schumer, Jefferies, and McConnell, three TRAITOROUS BASTARDS and he’s sitting at the table trying to make a deal. What the hell was it that James Trafficant would say? “Beam me up, Scotty!” For a democrat he was funny sometimes.
“Sick and tired of people who see “shutting down government” as a bad thing. in reality, it does very little, ”
You have not a CLUE how the lack of Fed money injected into the economy will eventually effect your day to day. Not a clue. Sometimes I wish peeps like you would see first hand.
Would have been nice if they had at least taken me to dinner and a movie.
I feel violated.
joe6pak
We both know, one biz guy to another, there’s no fing way this guy should be put in this position. I’m absolutely shocked it was resolved today. We were booking hotel reservations in Maui. Oh well.
Should have passed an actual budget back in September, but noooo, Johnson pulled the same BS that the Dems always did; wait until just before the December break to jam a pork laden bill thru at the last minute. I’m glad my Rep, Eli Crane voted against it. Johnson is a limp dick and needs to go.
@Brad — I’m very disappointed with Johnson for one reason: he failed to get a bill with a two-year continuation of the debt ceiling moratorium up for a vote that may have been passed. That was a major serious fuckup on his part.
Tony R
Spot on. I’ve read numerous time the CR had never been implemented before BoRock. Change you can believe in. If true, just look at the amount of tax payer dollars they’ve sucked out of us with CRs. CRs need to be eliminated. They’re a slow step rape of the tax payer. I look forward to seeing lil Johnson as my new Walmart Greater. I’m sticking with he did display very tiny testicles today.
I think Trump would have been perfectly pleased to have a shutdown for a short period of time. Obviously it would be under the biden administration, and it would be easy to have made the donkeys look like asses for it. Now you can almost bet on a shutdown in March, and it will be blamed on the Trump administration. Somehow we get dealt a full house and we always lose.
Uncle Al
Totally agree. I enjoy reading shit from smart guys here. And you’re a smart guy. I’m not seeing where the passage of this CR is going to knee cap DJT. Honest question, did I miss something? Hey, I’ve been Christmas shopping and didn’t kill anyone. A successful night.
“House Democrats have successfully funded the government at levels requested by President [Joe] Biden in order to meet the needs of the American people in terms of their health, safety, and economic well-being,” Jeffries told reporters after the vote.
Good job johnson, you little worm!
Jeffries is a fucking mental midget. I’ve been searching what passed for about an hour and this seems to be true and factual. Where’s your victory Jeffery? This guys extremely low IQ.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/here-is-what-is-included-american-relief-act/ .
The Republican establishment anthem:
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
(They smilin’ in your face)
All the time, they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
All you fellas who have someone and you really care, yeah, yeah
Then it’s all of you fellas who better beware, yeah, yeah
Somebody’s out to get your lady
A few of your buddies, they sure look shady
The blades are long, clenched tight in their fists
Aimin’ straight at your back
And I don’t think they’ll miss
All the time, they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
I keep gettin’ all these visits from my friends, yeah, what they doin’ to me?
They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah
So are they there to see my woman?
I don’t even be home but they just keep on comin’
What can I do to get on the right track?
I wish they’d take some of these knives out my back
All the time, they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, low down, dirty
Smilin’ faces smilin’ faces sometimes tell lies (back stabbers)
(They smilin’ in your face)
I don’t need low down, dirty bastards (back stabbers)
down, down, down, down, down
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down (back stabbers)
(They smilin’ in your face) might be your neighbor
Your next door neighbor, yeah (back stabbers)
JDHasty
I see you’re convinced this was a bad deal and following along with the brain dead crowd. I hate when we do this. Please point out where this was a loser deal that harmed Trump’s future office. I haven’t seen it yet. Maybe I missed it. Human nature sucks big dicks. And I refuse to play.