The United States House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion consolidated budget measure for fiscal year 2024, which includes millions of dollars in earmarks to support the rest of the United States government.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a Motion to Vacate just before the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion budget measure to finance the government for the rest of the fiscal year by a vote of 286 to 134.
“The “Republican-controlled” House just passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill that doesn’t secure our border but funds full-term abortion and trans ideology on our youth. I filed a Motion to Vacate because the House needs a Speaker who’s able to win for Republicans and our constituents,” said Greene on X.
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Greene took to X on Thursday and blasted the bill.
“The minibus was released at 2:32 am and is 1,012 pages of $1.2 trillion taxpayer dollars. And we are supposed to be voting on it tomorrow morning under suspension with no amendments allowed with the super scary government shutdown deadline threat looming tomorrow at midnight,” said Rep. Greene on X. “It takes 27.8 hours for the average reader to read 1,000 pages. I guess we are supposed to just pass it first and then find out what’s in it like Nancy Pelosi says.”
“This comes after months and months of hardly any effort to pass single-issue appropriation bills while 3 Continuing Resolutions (continuing Pelosi’s budget) were passed. Our Republican majority started this Congress with sweeping rule changes to stop this very behavior, yet here we are on the verge of passing a second minibus under suspension with no amendments allowed and violating the 72-hour rule,” said Greene.
“Instead of defunding the WHO, our Republican House minibus funds the WHO and funds abortions at home and abroad!” said Greene.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that he expected the House to vote on Friday.
“The Republican Party believes in the idea that you review legislation before you vote on it. And the 72-hour custom — tradition — is something we maintain,” Johnson said after a closed-door meeting with the GOP conference. “We’re also up against the crunch of the weekend, and some members on both sides of the aisle will be traveling and that kind of thing. So we’re talking about how to expedite it as quickly as possible, but also allow all the members to have an adequate time to review the legislation.”
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