The federal government narrowly averted a year-end shutdown after an 11th-hour effort in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives to cobble a bill that could pass the Democratic-run Senate and be signed by President Joe Biden. And President-elect Donald Trump narrowly succeeded in eliminating funding for pediatric cancer research.
In a Saturday interview on MSNBC, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) reminded host Ali Velshi and his viewers that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) needed Democratic support in order to prevent a shutdown. She added that “every single [continuing resolution] has had to have Democrats provide the votes” as dozens of members of Johnson’s own conference routinely go against him due to government spending concerns.
Source: Trump wanted $90M for inauguration while cutting $190M from cancer research: lawmaker
