The House of Representatives rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan to fund federal activities and lift the cap a long day before the government shutdown, as Democrats refused to comply with his sudden demands and the quick fix prepared by Republican leaders, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
In a hastily called evening vote, interrupted by angry outbursts over the crisis they themselves caused, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to pass the plan, but House Speaker Mike Johnson seemed determined to try again before the midnight deadline on Friday.
"We will act "right," Johnson said before the vote. But he fell short of a majority, with the bill failing by a vote of 174 to 235.
The result was a huge setback for Trump and his ally, billionaire Elon Musk, who had opposed Johnson's bipartisan compromise that Republicans and Democrats had reached earlier to avert a government funding crisis at Christmas.
The White House said President Joe Biden was opposing the House Republican spending bill, saying: "Republicans are doing the bidding of their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hard-working Americans."