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Source: MEDIAite
Dec 19th, 2024, 7:24 pm
Wolf Blitzer tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday night as the House was in the process of failing to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend.
The legislation required a two-thirds majority to pass because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fast-tracked the resolution instead of sending it to the House Rules Committee first. A day earlier, Johnson scrapped another funding bill after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump came out against the measure. Trump supported the most recent version and urged Republicans to vote for it.
As the vote was happening, Lawler joined The Situation Room on CNN and informed Blitzer he voted for the bill. Lawler blamed Democrats for not joining Republicans to help push it over the two-thirds threshold. It failed 174-235, with 38 Republicans voting against.
But Congressman, as you well know, there was a bipartisan agreement that was achieved that the speaker worked out with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House, Blitzer said to Lawler. There was a bipartisan agreement that, until Elon Musk and Donald Trump yesterday came out against it, that wouldve passed for sure.
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Full headline: How Can You Say This Is the Democrats Fault When Youre in the Majority? Blitzer Battles House Republican Amid Failed Funding Vote