🚨🇺🇸 DEMS REJECT TRIMMED SPENDING BILL AFTER GOP KILLED THEIR VERSION
After Trump and Elon rallied opposition to the original 1,547-page package, Republicans offered a streamlined 116-page alternative—cutting congressional pay raises and stadium projects.
Their response to a cleaner bill?
Chanting "Hell no!"
The slimmed-down bill would've kept government open through March while providing $110B in disaster aid.
But with their original deal scrapped, Democrats chose payback over compromise.
Now two million federal workers face holiday uncertainty as both sides play shutdown chicken.
Source: Fox, The Guardian
After Trump and Elon rallied opposition to the original 1,547-page package, Republicans offered a streamlined 116-page alternative—cutting congressional pay raises and stadium projects.
Their response to a cleaner bill?
Chanting "Hell no!"
The slimmed-down bill would've kept government open through March while providing $110B in disaster aid.
But with their original deal scrapped, Democrats chose payback over compromise.
Now two million federal workers face holiday uncertainty as both sides play shutdown chicken.
Source: Fox, The Guardian
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