by Natalia Mittelstadt
The House of Representatives’ spending bill, the American Relief Act 2025, failed on Thursday to get a two-thirds majority vote.
The final vote total was 174-235, with one lawmaker voting present. A total of 38 Republicans voted against the bill.
A two-thirds majority vote was needed to suspend the rules to pass the bill without going through a committee.
The House of Representatives’ latest budget deal was to prevent a government shutdown on Friday. The original plan, a continuing resolution/omnibus bill, fell through on Wednesday as Republicans raised concerns about pork-filled spending.
The bill included a provision to extend the debt limit through January 2027, which was not in the original bipartisan version of the bill. It also includes about $110 billion in disaster relief funding. President-elect Donald Trump advocated for the new version.
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Natalia Mittelstadt is a reporter at Just the News.Â
According to The Gateway Pundit, Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles voted against the Trump favored version. Both are quoted in the article. Their reasons are sound.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/list-38-republicans-who-voted-against-trump-endorsed/