Vance claims US Democrats desire government shutdown to remove Trump's leverage
The US Congress did not manage to approve a spending plan supported by the new president. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Congress has not managed to approve a spending plan that has the support of President-elect Donald Trump.
US Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has criticized the Democrats for rejecting a spending proposal endorsed by Donald Trump, arguing that they are attempting to strip the incoming president of “negotiating leverage” during his first year in office.
The current federal funding is set to expire at midnight on Friday, putting the government on the verge of a shutdown.
On Thursday, Democrats turned down the proposed spending plan, known as a continuing resolution, with 38 Republicans also voting against it. The bill was defeated by a vote of 174-235.
“The Democrats just voted to shut down the government even though we had a clean CR because they didn’t want to give the president negotiating leverage during the first year of his new term,” Vance stated to reporters immediately after the vote.
On Wednesday, US President-elect Trump rejected a previous bipartisan funding agreement that had been reached to avert a shutdown shortly before the Christmas break. Republicans expressed discontent with the proposed package, arguing it was excessive and filled with Democratic priorities. Tech billionaire Elon Musk criticized the measure in multiple posts on X, labeling it as “criminal.”
Trump has since called on lawmakers to approve a new initiative that would extend government funding until March and suspend the debt limit for two years, pushing it to January 2027, which would add trillions to the federal government’s $36 trillion debt.
The Trump-endorsed bill was unsuccessful just hours after it was introduced, with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson promising to devise another solution before the funding deadline at midnight on Friday.
Republicans have opposed any increases in government spending, while Democrats opposed the bill, contending that the additional borrowing would facilitate tax cuts for the wealthy.
“They’ve asked for a shutdown and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to get,” Vance asserted.
If lawmakers do not agree on a spending bill or extend the deadline, the US government will face a partial shutdown impacting millions of federal employees and the services they provide.
While critical services such as border security, emergency medical care, law enforcement, and air traffic control would continue to operate, a shutdown would disrupt many operations, including court proceedings, travel, and food safety inspections.
Federal employees may experience delays in pay, though they would likely receive full compensation once the government reopens.
The most recent US government shutdown occurred in December 2018 and January 2019 during Trump's initial term in office, marking the longest shutdown in the nation's history.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
US Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has criticized the Democrats for rejecting a spending proposal endorsed by Donald Trump, arguing that they are attempting to strip the incoming president of “negotiating leverage” during his first year in office.
The current federal funding is set to expire at midnight on Friday, putting the government on the verge of a shutdown.
On Thursday, Democrats turned down the proposed spending plan, known as a continuing resolution, with 38 Republicans also voting against it. The bill was defeated by a vote of 174-235.
“The Democrats just voted to shut down the government even though we had a clean CR because they didn’t want to give the president negotiating leverage during the first year of his new term,” Vance stated to reporters immediately after the vote.
On Wednesday, US President-elect Trump rejected a previous bipartisan funding agreement that had been reached to avert a shutdown shortly before the Christmas break. Republicans expressed discontent with the proposed package, arguing it was excessive and filled with Democratic priorities. Tech billionaire Elon Musk criticized the measure in multiple posts on X, labeling it as “criminal.”
Trump has since called on lawmakers to approve a new initiative that would extend government funding until March and suspend the debt limit for two years, pushing it to January 2027, which would add trillions to the federal government’s $36 trillion debt.
The Trump-endorsed bill was unsuccessful just hours after it was introduced, with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson promising to devise another solution before the funding deadline at midnight on Friday.
Republicans have opposed any increases in government spending, while Democrats opposed the bill, contending that the additional borrowing would facilitate tax cuts for the wealthy.
“They’ve asked for a shutdown and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to get,” Vance asserted.
If lawmakers do not agree on a spending bill or extend the deadline, the US government will face a partial shutdown impacting millions of federal employees and the services they provide.
While critical services such as border security, emergency medical care, law enforcement, and air traffic control would continue to operate, a shutdown would disrupt many operations, including court proceedings, travel, and food safety inspections.
Federal employees may experience delays in pay, though they would likely receive full compensation once the government reopens.
The most recent US government shutdown occurred in December 2018 and January 2019 during Trump's initial term in office, marking the longest shutdown in the nation's history.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
