(DailyChive.com) – President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear: he strongly opposes the proposed continuing resolution (CR), a bill that’s loaded with unrelated and costly provisions. Trump’s stance was shared by Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones, who posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the president-elect is “totally against” the CR.
Vice President-elect JD Vance echoed Trump’s concerns in a joint statement, calling out the bill’s troubling elements. Together, they criticized the CR for making it easier to conceal the records of the controversial January 6 committee, which they argue failed to provide real answers about that day’s events.
Trump and Vance didn’t hold back. “Allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025 was the most foolish mistake Congressional Republicans have made,” they stated. “It must be fixed.” They also slammed the CR for including “sweetheart provisions” that cater to government censors and Liz Cheney. According to their statement, the bill does little for ordinary Americans while hiding security failures related to January 6. Worse, it gives Congress a pay raise during a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet.
The statement also took aim at the debt ceiling debate. “Increasing the debt ceiling isn’t ideal, but it’s better to address it now under Biden’s watch. Why should we expect Democrats to cooperate on this issue in June when we’re in charge?” they argued. Instead, Trump and Vance called for a simpler, more streamlined spending bill that doesn’t cave to all of Chuck Schumer’s and the Democrats’ demands.
Time is running out. Government funding is set to expire at midnight on Friday, as noted in reports. The CR would temporarily keep current funding levels due to Congress’s failure to pass the usual twelve funding bills. If passed, it would last until March 14, 2025. However, critics say this bill is far from a standard CR.
Lawmakers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) have voiced their frustrations. Paul called the CR “full of pork,” criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as weak. Among the CR’s most controversial items is a one-year extension for the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which some conservatives argue promotes censorship. It also removes a long-standing rule blocking automatic congressional pay raises.
Trump and his allies aren’t backing down, and this debate is far from over.
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