On September 6, 2024, Republican presidential candidate and former US President Trump delivered a speech at a press conference held at Trump Tower in New York City.
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Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that congressional Republicans should pursue a government shutdown if they cannot attach tough voting bills to a temporary funding resolution to keep the government open.
“If House and Senate Republicans do not have absolute assurances about election security, they should not proceed with budget resolutions anyway,” the Republican presidential candidate wrote in a statement. truth society postal.
“Democrats are trying to ‘stuff’ the voter registration with illegal aliens. Don’t let it happen – shut it down!!!”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is currently trying to pass a six-month temporary funding bill, as well as the controversial SAVE Act, which would require individuals to vote at the ballot box. Show proof of citizenship.
Congressional Democrats have repeatedly said they will not pass funding bills tied to such policies, which they view as “poison pills,” or pass a controversial bill tied to a piece of legislation that would undermine the The entire agreement.
“The House Republican CR is an unserious, undercooked product,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “Republicans should work with Democrats to enact a bipartisan A collaborative approach that listens to both sides, avoids harmful cuts, and does not contain poison pills.”
Congress must reach a funding deal by September 30 or risk a partial government shutdown.
As the deadline approaches, Johnson has shown no sign of abandoning the SAVES Act attachments, in line with Trump’s wishes, although Democrats remain steadfast in their commitment to vote against the bill.
With Democrats and Republicans deadlocked, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is willing to break with hardliners who insist the party must keep the SAVE Act in place even if At the expense of a government shutdown.
“Shutting down the government is always a bad idea,” McConnell said Tuesday.
On the same day, the House approved CR rules that will fund the government through March 2025, including the SAVE Act.
The House will hold its final vote to pass the funding bill on Wednesday. But even if passed, the bill would still be dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
— NBC News’ Sahil Kapur contributed to this report.
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