On Saturday, as some expected, House Republicans shared the text of the continuing resolution spending bill, in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown after March 14.
As our sister site Townhall.com reported:
House Republicans released a six-month stopgap government spending plan that would cut nondefense programs while increasing funding for defense. If the bill is passed, Congress would avert a partial government shutdown during the first 100 days of Trump’s second term and keep the government funded through September.
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According to the 99-page bill, the plan includes a moderate defense funding increase to about $6 billion above fiscal year 2024 levels, though below levels previously agreed to for fiscal year 2025 under a bipartisan spending-limits deal struck in 2023. The bill also seeks to allow the Defense Department flexibility to start new programs and move funds around, as defense hawks have raised concerns about the military being hamstrung by a six-month funding patch without significant changes. It would also fund already-authorized pay increases for junior enlisted military personnel. There is also $6 billion allocated to healthcare for veterans. Additionally, funding for non-defense programs would decrease by about $13 billion below fiscal year 2024 levels.
It allocates $892.5 billion for discretionary federal defense spending and $708 billion for non-defense discretionary spending.
President Trump gave his blessing to the plans for the stopgap bill, writing in a post, after the text was released on his Truth Social account, that what both the House and Senate are crafting is “very good…under the circumstances.”
He went on, strongly urging every Republican to vote for passage of the legislation, which is expected to come up for a vote next week. Reminding Americans of his promises to turn around the nation during the presidential campaign, Trump asked for patience, writing:
Great things are coming for America, and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country’s “financial house” in order. […]
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