A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands. In a hastily convened Thursday evening vote...
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If the Democrats were smart (which they are not)
Let the Government stay shut down until Jan 3, 2025.
January 3, 2025 is when the House/Senate come back after Christmas/NYE recess.
The GOP will control both chambers of Congress at that date.
They are already starting buzz about making Elon Musk Speaker of the House. When they start voting on Jan 3, it will be another mess like back in 2021 when Rep. McCarthy fought to be Speaker.
The Democrats should hold out which is the smart thing to do. The GOP will blame the Democrats, but while they blame them, the clock ticks down to Jan 3, 2025 putting the pressure all on the GOP.