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'Success!' Trump declares victory in salvaging spending bill deal he helped torpedo [View all]
Source: Raw Story
President-elect Donald Trump declared "success in Washington" on Thursday afternoon and said lawmakers in Congress have come to a "very good deal" to avert a government shutdown.
"Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes," wrote Trump.
The MAGA leader then touted a specific part of the deal: punting the debt ceiling for two years.
"A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well - The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish."
The MAGA leader then touted a specific part of the deal: punting the debt ceiling for two years.
"A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well - The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish."
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/republican-government-funding-deal/
The deal is like the NAFTA negotiations: It includes most of provisions the Democrats wanted plus the meaningless debt ceiling extension, which the House and Senate would certainly have approved every time over the next two years.
One thing that was dropped was a measure to lower prescription drug costs by clamping down on health plan administrators. United Healthcare will be pleased.
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