The Republicans of the House should vote on Tuesday on their expense bill, known as continuous resolution, which would finance the government at current levels until September 30, 2025.
In the absence of democratic support, the vote represents a major test for President Mike Johnson – because it is not clear if the legislation supported by Trump can even adopt the house controlled by the GOP.
Johnson needs an almost unanimous gop support and cannot afford to lose a republican before a second defection defeats the bill if all the members vote and present. Kentucky representative Thomas Massie said that he would vote against the measure and that the Georgia representative Rich McCormick told journalists that he was also based against the bill for the bill. Several others are undecided, including Tony Gonzales, Andy Ogles, Tim Buchett, Cory Mills, Eli Crane and Brian Fitzpatrick.
President of the House that Mike Johnson leaves after the Chamber adopted the budgetary resolution of the Republican on the expense bill on February 25, 2025 at the American Capitol in Washington, DC
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Johnson has projected optimism on the prospects of the bill, saying that it is convinced that the measure will pass. “I feel good. I think we will have the votes,” said Johnson to journalists on Monday evening.
President Donald Trump played a disproportionate role this time – the first threat of stopping his second term – practically begging the Republicans to support the measure. The president even made telephone calls on Monday to certain legislators who are on the closure to try to consolidate the votes, according to a White House official.
“The Chamber and the Senate have set up, in the circumstances, a very good financing bill (” CR “)! All the Republicans should vote (please!) Yes next week. Great things happen for America, and I ask you all to give us a few months to make us pass for September so that we can continue to put the” financial chamber “of the country in order” in order “, social reality.
Trump added: “Democrats will do everything they can to close our government.”
President Donald Trump arrives on the southern lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, March 9, 2025.
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In the aisle, Democratic leaders urge their caucus to vote against the measure.
“This is not something that we could never support. The Democrats of the Chamber will not be accomplices of the republican effort to harm the American people, “said the chief of the minority Hakeem Jeffries on Monday.
The 99 -page bill would overall decrease spending on last year’s financing levels, but increases spending on soldiers by around $ 6 billion.
Although there are an additional $ 6 billion for veterans’ health care, non -defensive expenses are about $ 13 billion lower than the levels of the 2024 fiscal year.
The legislation leaves aside emergency financing for disasters but stimulates the financing of immigration and customs expulsion operations.
It also increases WIC funding by around $ 500 million, a program that provides free grocery products to low -income women and children.
Hannah Demissie contributed to this report to ABC News
