Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline as Republicans inside and outside the Capitol, including those from Trump world, slam his spending package.
The back-up option Johnson is examining is a “clean” continuing resolution, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. That would entail dropping the additional provisions that were included in the initial 1,500-page spending package negotiated by congressional leaders, including disaster aid and economic assistance for farmers.
The Speaker’s office declined to comment when reached by The Hill.
Talks of a plan B come as Johnson’s funding plan, which he rolled out on Tuesday, is facing intense criticism from Republicans of all stripes. On Wednesday, Trump told Fox News host Lawrence Jones III he is “totally against” the continuing resolution, Jones said, following his allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in slamming the measure.
Musk, who has spent considerable time with Trump since his election, said any lawmaker “who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!”
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