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  • Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original bill he put forward earlier this month.
  • The new proposal goes against Donald Trump's wishes and makes some concessions to Democrats.
  • The new bill would fund the government through Dec. 20 and does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election security proposal that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register as a voter.
  • The previous version of Johnson's bill, which Trump preferred, was attached to the SAVE Act and would have funded the government through March 2025.

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[-] lemmydripzdotz456@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Yes, but also: Everything the government does costs money because someone has to make sure it's being done. This stupid SAVE thing would have cost money to enforce and, therefore, it could be argued that it is related to the budget. That's not a a very good argument, but it's enough to slow down the process while they argue over it.

[-] PassingThrough@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

An excellent argument to be made when arguing about the

STop Unrelated Crap Killing budgets act.

STUCK(b) Act. See? Even has a cool acronym.

And if they take a few dozen sessions deliberating over it while the government keeps funding and running on previous bills, that’s OK. That’s the point. There should not be an easy path to leverage government’s ability function to force a vote in your favor, bypassing traditional debate, compromise, and processes.

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