reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe failed vote in Congress followed two days of infighting among lawmakers over a path forward on government spending\u2014a battle that also drew in President-elect Donald Trump and his allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the national debt has surpassed $36 trillion, with the deficit exceeding $1.8 trillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new deal includes several key policies unrelated to government funding but is significantly more concise at 116 pages compared to its 1,547-page predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar to the original bill, the revised version extends the government funding deadline to March 14 while also suspending the debt limit\u2014a move supported by Trump. It also includes $110 billion in disaster relief and an extension of the farm bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deadline for a government shutdown is midnight Friday. It\u2019s not clear that the GOP-led House will be able to cobble together a spending agreement that will win the requisite number of votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) unleashed a fiery tirade on the House floor Thursday, criticizing his Republican colleagues for supporting a bill that would raise the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roy\u2019s outburst followed sharp criticism from President-elect Donald Trump on social media, accusing Roy of refusing to align with the party. In response, Roy delivered a passionate speech accusing his colleagues of betraying their constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re doing right now is to continue to double down on the things that are destroying the Republic. We are going to increase the debt ceiling not just four trillion, that\u2019s false. We have spent $4.7 trillion in additional debt in the last nineteen months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re gonna increase the debt by $5 trillion. That\u2019s what\u2019s gonna happen. Right here, by Republicans, increasing the debt $5 trillion, and what are you doing in the same bill? $110 billion unpaid for!\u201d he railed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause you never have any ounce of self-respect to go out and campaign, saying you\u2019re going to do balance the budget, and then you come in here and pass $110 billion unpaid for!\u201d Roy added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe fact of the matter is $330 billion, congratulations, you\u2019ve added to the debt since you were given the majority again in November 5th. It\u2019s embarrassing! It\u2019s shameful!\u201d the Texas Republican railed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, I think this bill is better than it was yesterday on certain respects, but to take this bill yesterday and congratulate yourself because it\u2019s shorter in pages but increases the debt by $5 trillion is asinine! And that\u2019s precisely what Republicans are doing,\u201d he said. \u201cI am absolutely sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility and has the temerity to go forward to the American people and say you think this is fiscally responsible. It is absolutely ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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