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12:30 Report — A merry little funding fight

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20.12.2024

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12:30 REPORT

Happy Friday! All I want for Christmas is for Congress to figure out a funding plan so everyone can relax. Is that too much to ask!? Here’s the latest:

  • House Republicans are meeting right now to discuss the latest plan.
  • That plan: Split the spending proposal into 3 standalone votes.
  • Senate Republicans are calling this funding saga a “s--- show.”
  • Democrats pledge to work through Christmas to rebuff Trump’s demands.
  • Democrats are trying to irk Trump with “President Elon Musk” comments.

I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips, commentary, feedback and cookie recipes to cmartel@thehill.com. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here.

Shutdown Watch

Have yourself a merry little funding fight:

© The Hill, Greg Nash

Lawmakers have less than 12 hours to come to an agreement to avert a government shutdown.

What’s happening now?: House Republicans are meeting right now (12:30 p.m.) to discuss the new plan.

The latest plan, per Emily Brooks and Mychael Schnell’s reporting: Republicans will break up elements of the government funding plan into separate, stand-alone votes. The a la carte votes would include:

  • A vote to fund the government at its current levels
  • A vote on disaster aid
  • A vote to give economic assistance to farmers

What’s notably missing from this plan: It would not include a vote to increase the debt ceiling, a source told The Hill. (Trump wanted that to be included, btw.) This plan also wouldn’t include most of the proposals that were added onto the negotiated bipartisan plan from earlier this week.

🗨️ Follow our live blog to see how today shakes out

Democrats have pledged to work through Christmas: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray........

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