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House Republican leaders planned to work through the night and into Friday on a Plan C for funding the government, after abandoning their deal with Democrats and failing to pass an alternative backed by President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Facing a government shutdown deadline at midnight Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson is under pressure to patch together a third proposal to avert a shutdown \u2014 while enacting other priorities that include more than $100 billion in disaster aid, retaining support from Trump along with a majority of House Republicans and enough Democrats to secure passage.<\/p>\n

After last-minute objections from Trump and Elon Musk, Johnson is now forced to balance those conflicting interests ahead of a January vote to secure his speakership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will regroup, and we will come up with another solution. So stay tuned,\u201d Johnson said after the resounding defeat of his second attempt<\/a> at a spending patch.<\/p>\n

Centrist Republicans and some other GOP lawmakers are pushing for a vote on a stopgap funding measure that does not deliver on Trump\u2019s wish to lift the debt limit. They argue that Democrats would support such an effort, coupled with an extension of \u201cfarm bill\u201d policies and the $110 billion disaster aid package as negotiated under the initial bipartisan deal<\/a> leaders rolled out earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to work through the night to figure out a plan moving forward,\u201d Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said Thursday night, heading into Johnson\u2019s office after the failed vote on the Trump-backed plan.<\/p>\n

Cammack said Republicans \u201cstill have options,\u201d adding that disaster aid is a dealbreaker for Floridians and \u201cevery single state, every district that has been impacted by weather-related issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Majority Leader Steve Scalise told reporters Thursday night that leaders won\u2019t try to pass the same Trump-endorsed bill again under a simple majority. The overwhelming defeat of the bill quashed Republican hopes of passing the measure under a lower bar than the two-thirds threshold used to fast-track action and avoid conservative opposition to an initial procedural vote.<\/p>\n

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Republican leaders \u201cshould go back to the original\u201d bipartisan agreement if they don\u2019t include language to waive the debt limit in the next attempt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was negotiated by so many people,\u201d Bacon said of the initial accord that included changes to agriculture policy, rules for pharmacy benefits managers and consumer protections like forcing airlines to disclose more information on flight tickets. \u201cWe had good things in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a Johnson critic who sits on the Rules panel, is urging leadership to break up the package and vote separately on a stopgap funding bill, raising the debt limit, disaster relief and farm assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t complicated. Separate the bills and vote on them individually,\u201d he posted on social media Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), who served as Interior secretary during the first Trump administration, told Blue Light News that he is offering \u201ccaution\u201d to Republicans who opposed the new stopgap, telling them that Trump \u201cis the quarterback\u201d and \u201che called a play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zinke huddled on the floor with Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), a Republican who voted against the plan.<\/p>\n

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) said lawmakers need to focus on proposals that can attract 218 votes of support in the House and 60 votes in the Democrat-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point, let\u2019s just put on our big boy, big girl pants,\u201d said the South Dakotan. \u201cIdeas that don\u2019t move us in that direction are not helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats will also be assessing what\u2019s next, with a caucus meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said Republicans haven\u2019t approached her about negotiating a bipartisan solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go. Let\u2019s get it done. Just 24 hours ago we were there. Just go back to the original deal,\u201d DeLauro said after the failed vote.<\/p>\n

In the Senate, Republicans are waiting to see what the fractured House can produce. \u201cI donvt know what the plan is now,\u201d incoming Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Jordain Carney, Meredith Lee Hill, Daniella Diaz, Ursula Perano and Nicholas Wu contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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