Republicans of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote on Tuesday on their expense bill, known as a continuous resolution, which would finance the Government at the current levels until September 30, 2025.
In the absence of democratic support, the vote represents an important evidence for President Mike Johnson, since it is not clear if the legislation backed by Trump can even approve in the Chamber controlled by the Republican Party.
Johnson needs support for the almost unanimous Republican party and can only be allowed to lose a Republican before a second dropout would defeat the bill if all members vote and present. Kentucky representative, Thomas Massie, said he will vote against the extent and that Georgia Rich McCormick told journalists that he is also being supported against voting for the bill. Several others are undecided, including representatives Tony Gonzales, Andy Ogles, Tim Burchett, Cory Mills, Eli Crane and Brian Fitzpatrick.
The president of the Chamber of the Chamber of Minos leaves after the Chamber approved the budget resolution of the Republican on the bill of expenses on February 25, 2025 at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Johnson projected optimism on the perspectives of the bill, saying that he is confident that the measure will be approved. “I feel good. I think we’ll have the votes,” Johnson told reporters Monday night.
President Donald Trump has played a huge role this time, the first threat of closing his second term, practically begging the Republicans to support the measure. The president even made telephone calls on Monday to some legislators who are in the fence in an attempt to prop up the votes, according to a White House official.
“The Chamber and the Senate have gathered, under the circumstances, a very good financing bill (” CR “)! All Republicans must vote (please!) Yes next week. The big things will come for the United States, and I am asking everyone to give us a few months to take us to September so that we can continue putting the” financial chamber “of the country in order,” Trump said in a publication in the social truth.
Trump added: “Democrats will do everything possible to close our government.”
President Donald Trump arrives at the southern grass of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2025.
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On Monday night, Trump threatened to lead the position against the representative of Kentucky, Thomas Massie, in the primaries, after the congressman saying that he would not vote not about the resolution continues on Tuesday.
“Congressman Thomas Massie, by Beautiful Kentucky, is an automatic vote” no “about almost everything, despite the fact that he has always voted for the continuous resolutions in the past,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “I should be primary, and I will lead the burden against him. It’s just another grandfather, who has too many problems and it’s not worth fighting.”
Throughout the hall, democratic leaders urge their Caucus to vote against the measure.
“It is not something that we could support. Democrats from the House of Representatives will not be complicit in the Republican effort to damage the American people,” said the minority leader Hakeem Jeffries to journalists.
The 99 -page bill would decrease the general financing levels of last year, but increase the expenditure for the military by approximately $ 6 billion.
While there are an additional $ 6 billion for the medical care of veterans, spending without defense is approximately $ 13 billion lower than fiscal year 2024.
The legislation neglects disaster emergency funds, but provides an impulse in financing for immigration deportation and customs deportation operations.
It also increases financing for WIC by approximately $ 500 million, a program that provides free groceries to low -income women and children.
Hannah Demissie of ABC News contributed to this report
