Johnson Claims New Deal: “We Won’t Have Shutdown”

Politico reports:

House Republicans voted in their closed-door conference meeting to pursue a funding plan that will require Democratic votes and strips out a debt limit measure President-elect Donald Trump is pushing, according to more than a dozen Republicans leaving the meeting.

The plan will also include a one-year farm bill extension and the $110 billion disaster aid package Republicans negotiated with Democrats. Republicans expect they will vote on the package today, with less than 12 hours remaining until a shutdown deadline.

It was one of two options Speaker Mike Johnson presented to his members during the meeting. It’s not clear whether Democrats will support the new package while they wait to see the details. Text has not been released yet.

Read the full article. Remember when there was going to be a vote any minute this morning?

Johnson: We will not have a government shutdown.. I will give you more details in a few moments. pic.twitter.com/66zRJ4vZRX

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