*UPDATE* New Spending Bill Fails to Pass, 38 Republicans Vote No
*UPDATE* 7:03 PM ET:
The slimmed down spending bill failed to pass, even though it only needed 2/3rd of the majority to pass.
Previous reporting…
The new spending bill, a continuing resolution (CR), is 116 pages instead of 1,547.
The House Republicans did not include the Democrats in the negotiations.
The bill includes disaster relief, public health extenders, Medicare, human services, extension of agricultural programs, and other matters.
The last section is “temporary extension of public debt limit.” That means it allows the federal government to borrow more money without raising the debt limit itself.
Yeah…yup. The bill amends Section 401 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 until January 30, 2027.
Don’t you wish you could be like the federal government? Borrow, borrow, borrow…spend, spend, spend…never have to budget or pay anything back. Money machine go bbbbbbrrrrrrrrrr!
Anyway! Here are some points.
It’ll be hard for Democrats to vote no since the GOP kept in disaster relief and agriculture spending.
- FEMA’s “Disaster Relief Fund” gets $29 billion “to remain available until expended, of which $28,000,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.”
- The bill puts aside $1.5 billion “for economic adjustment assistance related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster designation as a result of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.”
- It also gives $244 million for “operations, research, and facilities” for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use as “expenses necessary related to the consequences of hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, wildfires, and other disasters” in 2023 and 2024.
- $744 million will remain available “to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters.” That includes the fixing of “authorized shore protection projects.”
- The bill includes $13,597,000 to cover protection of the homes belonging to Supreme Court Justices.
- The project to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge gets $102,500,000
Rep. Chip Roy is correct:
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