As conservative lawmakers decry a authorities spending measure launched on the last-minute to avert the looming prospect of a partial authorities shutdown, Rep. Kat Cammack quipped that conservatives ought to launch an OnlyFans account.
“Conservative Republicans should start an OnlyFans account considering how often we get screwed… The CR is a bad deal,” the Florida Republican declared in a submit on X.
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona additionally playfully famous that he plans to oppose the measure.
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Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., leaves a gathering of the Home Republican Convention on the Capitol Hill Membership on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Pictures)
“‘Twas three days before the gov’t shutdown And I’m at my desk On page 54 of this 1,547 page mess. The CR is garbage Chocked full of carnage. I’ll be a hard no I won’t stoop that low,” he tweeted.
Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia referred to the measure because the “Christmas Cramnibus” and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, additionally of the Peach State, referred to as it a “Christmas CR lump of coal.”
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., additionally declared her opposition, noting, “I got a word for this CR: nope.”
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)
“Many of the loudest, self-proclaimed ‘@DOGE Heroes’ in Congress will vote for the CR—even though it flies in the face of everything @DOGE is trying to fix & perpetuates the very problems Republicans railed against while campaigning this year,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, acknowledged in a submit on X. “Then they’ll say “@DOGE will repair it!”
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to helm the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, an effort to root out government waste and advocate for lower spending. The duo “will function outdoors volunteers, not federal officers or staff,” they famous in a Wall Avenue Journal piece final month.
“Take note of the members of Congress who’ve been all in for @DOGE for media consideration however will vote for the short-term omnibus. They’re the Swamp,” Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., declared in a tweet.
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., arrives for the Senate Republicans leadership election in the Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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House Appropriations Committee chair Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., made arguments in favor of approving the proposal, which according to a press release, contains billions for disaster relief.
“Whereas a seamless decision shouldn’t be ideally suited, this technique ensures President Trump has a voice in shaping the ultimate FY25 payments. Importantly, it averts a expensive authorities shutdown that will solely serve to handcuff the beginning of his new administration,” Cole noted, according to the press release.
“On the similar time, we can’t ignore the devastation attributable to pure disasters throughout the nation,” he noted. “This invoice gives essential reduction for Individuals recovering from these disasters, together with these in my dwelling state of Oklahoma, and likewise generates financial advantages for the nation. We have now a accountability to assist our fellow residents rebuild and restore, and this laws demonstrates shared resilience and unity within the face of tragedy.”
Elon Musk chimed in to render his personal verdict on the proposal, giving it the thumbs down.
“This invoice shouldn’t cross,” he declared in a post on X.
“Ever seen an even bigger piece of pork?” he asked in another post when sharing a photo of the first page of the measure sitting atop a towering stack of papers, presumably the rest of the more than 1,500-page document.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed Musk’s disapproval on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, saying he had spoken to both Musk and Ramaswamy in a text. “They mentioned, ‘This is not directed at you, Mr. Speaker, but we don’t like the spending bill. I said, ‘Guess what, fellas, I don’t both. We gotta get this performed as a result of here is the important thing: by doing this, we’re clearing the decks and we’re establishing for Trump to return in roaring again with the America First agenda.”
