Budgeting is one of the fundamental duties of Congress, and the Mike Johnson-led House can’t seem to herd the Republican cats as well as iron-fisted Nancy Pelosi herded her fellow Democrats.
Democrats, of course, wanted a shutdown because it would’ve allowed them to demagogue the issue and claim that Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans can’t govern.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/113000-another-last-second-budget-deal-2024-12-23
