THERE WERE SOME MISSING REPUBLICANS, TOO, THOUGH:

Nearly every House Democrat just voted against:

– Disaster relief
– Aid for farmers
– Keeping the government open
– Pay for the military

And they did it because it doesn’t contain 1,000+ pages of pork. pic.twitter.com/Q8H4EW9Hl4

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 20, 2024

ELON MUSK: "A super fair & simple bill was put to a vote and only 2 Democrats in Congress were in favor. Shame on @RepJeffries for rejecting a fair & simple spending bill that is desperately needed by states suffering from hurricane damage." pic.twitter.com/z0JvLkzvV9

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) December 20, 2024

Objectively, the vast majority of Republican House members voted for the spending bill, but only 2 Democrats did.

Therefore, if the government shuts down, it is obviously the fault of @RepJeffries and the Democratic Party.

Plain & simple. https://t.co/UBtMXFgyiC

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2024

Kind of wild that breaking the spending bill out into standalone appropriations, otherwise known as normal order, is considered a “last resort.”

Says everything you need to know about Washington that doing that wasn’t the first option.

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) December 20, 2024

UPDATE: Heh.

People calling for the government to be shut down should think about what they're saying.

Do you really want local schools without oversight from Washington?

Are you comfortable owning guns without the ATF around?

And who will audit your taxes to make sure you paid enough?

— Jeremy Kauffman 🦔🌲🌕 (@jeremykauffman) December 18, 2024

I say shut it down. Then on January 21, lay off all the “non-essential” employees because, hey, they’re not essential.

And note by the way, that nobody has asked still-sort-of-President Biden and oh-yeah-she’s-still-the-VP Kamala Harris about this.

MORE:

Here is the reason you can't have hurricane relief, North Carolina.👇 https://t.co/WtrAt8YiqS

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 20, 2024