Three additional reject challenges, all of which relate to GOP-led appropriations bills, are being discussed by President Joe Biden.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK ) has threatened to veto three spending measures that he has introduced and that he has already vetoed more than former president Donald Trump did during his administration.
The filibuster threats were made over bills that would finance the State Department, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security.
” House Republicans are suddenly wasting time with political bills that may result in serious cuts to law enforcement, education, housing, medical, consumer safety, energy programs that lower utility bills and combat climate change, and necessary nutrition services”, Biden’s statement reads.
The proposed 2025 governmental, which runs through September 30, had finance each department.
In his threats, Biden also said the bills would hurt access to contraception, threaten the Gay society, and harm efforts to combat climate change while preventing the Biden administration from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Biden’s statement reads,” The administration is ready to work with both chambers of the Congress in a bipartisan appropriations process to pass responsible appropriations bills that fully fund Federal agencies in a timely manner.”
The latest in a series of Republican-controlled Capitol Hill budget standoffs comes with the veto threats. House conservatives are angry that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ) cut a deal with the Democrats, but they were granted several extensions and a mutiny by legislators in the 2024 spending process.
The upcoming budget debate is expected to be contentious, but it wo n’t likely be resolved until after the November election. House Republicans intend to move all of their 12 spending bills before the August recess in spite of negotiations with the Democratic-led Senate.
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Biden has vetoed 11 bills to date, one more than Trump’s 10. Since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in January 2023, he has issued more than 20 veto threats on issues ranging from student loans to labor relations.
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