{"id":2382474,"date":"2024-12-20T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-is-pleased-slimmed-down-spending-bill-passes-in-the-house\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T20:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T01:49:42","slug":"musk-is-pleased-slimmed-down-spending-bill-passes-in-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-is-pleased-slimmed-down-spending-bill-passes-in-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Is Pleased: Slimmed-Down Spending Bill Passes in the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-is-pleased-slimmed-down-spending-bill-passes-in-the-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House \u2064of Representatives recently passed a budget bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown, receiving a\u200c significant majority vote of 366 to 34.This marks the third\u2064 attempt by House Speaker Mike Johnson to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ends-remain-in-mexico-policy-allows-asylum-seekers-into-us\/\" title=\"Biden Ends \u2018Remain in Mexico\u2019 Policy, Allows Asylum Seekers Into US\">secure funding<\/a>\u200b through March 14, with only \u200drepublican members voting \u2064against it. One Democrat also abstained from voting. The bill includes significant allocations \u200cfor disaster aid and agricultural support, totaling approximately $110 billion. Despite concerns regarding discord \u200bwithin the Republican party,\u200b Johnson claimed a unified front, emphasizing the importance\u200b of preventing a shutdown. Key figures, including Senate Minority \u200dLeader\u2064 Mitch McConnell, have reiterated the potential harm of a government shutdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-proposes-taxpayer-funded-community-college-preschool\/\" title=\"Whitmer suggests free community college and preschool funded by taxpayers\">urging bipartisan cooperation<\/a>. The bill is \u200dnow expected \u200bto move to the Senate \u200cfor approval and\u200c then to the President for signing. Prominent personalities,such as Elon \u200dMusk,commended the revised bill for its streamlined approach compared to earlier proposals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amid massive Republican disaffection, the House passed a budget bill Friday night to keep the government running.<\/p>\n<p>The vote on passing House Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s third attempt at a bill to fund the government through March 14 was &nbsp;366 to 34, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/12\/20\/us\/government-shutdown-trump-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All 34 votes in opposition were from Republicans, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Every Democrat voted for the bill with the exception of Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, who voted present.<\/p>\n<p>In order to pass the bill without the usual House rules, a two-thirds majority was required. the bill now goes on to its expected approval in the Senate and the approval of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnsons-house-speaker-job-now-jeopardy-backlash-massive-spending-bill-grows-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> was upbeat about the prospects for passage, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/live-updates\/government-shutdown-live-updates-gop-leaders-scramble-plan\/?id=116956960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not have a government shutdown, and we will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the country, and making sure that military and essential services and everyone who relies upon the federal government for a paycheck is paid over the holidays,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the attempts to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stopgap bill showed chasms<\/a> in the House&rsquo;s Republican ranks, Johnson said no gaps exist.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a unified Republican conference,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a unanimous agreement in the room that we need to move forward,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to funding continued operations, the bill has $100 billion for disaster aid; $10 billion for farmers; and extends the farm bill for a year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-musk-derangement-syndrome-hits-new-level-massive-spending-bill-crashes-burns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>, who savaged an initial budget bill, praised Johnson Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances. It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces. Ball should now be in the Dem court,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1870236798267298044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces.<\/p>\n<p>Ball should now be in the Dem court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KnSwLEjvjd\">https:\/\/t.co\/KnSwLEjvjd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1870236798267298044?\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Failure to pass a bill would trigger a government shutdown, which Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-mitch-mcconnell-injured-in-senate-fall-possibly-bleeding-emts-on-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> said was to be avoided, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/12\/20\/government-shutdown-bill-house-trump-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care to count how many times I&rsquo;ve reminded our &hellip; House counterparts how harmful it is to shut the government down. And how foolish it is to bet your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-bids-farewell-as-gop-leader-with-an-ode-to-bipartisanship-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"McConnell bids farewell as GOP leader with an ode to bipartisanship - Washington Examiner\">side won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t take the blame for it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have a choice: Do nothing or try to find things you can agree on and do them together,&rdquo; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Folks come to Washington to do one of two things. To make a point. Or to make a difference &hellip; it&rsquo;s usually not that hard to tell who&rsquo;s doing which. Especially in situations like the one we are in right now,&rdquo; McConnell said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/20\/congress\/shutdown-government-funding-mcconnell-senate-00195685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s third attempt to fund the government until March 14 was 366 in favor and 34 against, as reported by The New York Times. All opposing votes came from Republicans, while every Democrat supported the bill except for Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who voted present. To pass without adhering to standard House rules, a two-thirds majority was necessary. 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