Government shutdown looms after House rejects alternative funding plan

Government shutdown looms after House rejects alternative funding plan

The House of Representatives on Thursday evening rejected an alternative agreement, backed by Donald Trump, to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on Friday. Unlike the original package, which was the result of bipartisan negotiations but was torpedoed by conservatives led by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, this plan B was only endorsed by Republicans — a fact that did not guarantee its success, as demonstrated by the result of the vote (235 to 174), which reflected the staunch opposition of 38 hardline Republicans and 197 Democrats. The text required the support of two-thirds of the House to be approved. The rejection brought the effort to avert a shutdown back to square one just one day before government funding lapses.

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