GOP Lawmakers Even Fail To Pass Spending Bill To Fund Congress Itself
Republican-led legislation was humiliated on Thursday after killing its ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual funding bills by the August recess. As CBS's Scott MacFarlane notes, "This is typically low-hanging fruit." However, the GOP somehow "failed to pass a spending bill to fund Congress itself." In addition, the legislation would have boosted funding for Capitol Police and helped pay for Capitol operations.
Democrats weren't too happy about the bill due to specific provisions targeting DEI and the LGBT+ community. Republicans have a slight majority in the House, but they were still unable to pass it. The Democratic-led Senate plans to advance its own proposal.
Via The Hill:
While Democrats have described the spending levels in the proposed funding bill as "reasonable," the party has come out against the overall legislation due to what it argues are partisan "messaging provisions."
"This bill contains provisions that eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs and allows for discrimination towards the LGBTQI+ community," Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the subcommittee that wrote the bill, said on the floor Thursday morning.