Government shutdown looking more likely after spending bill tanked

[@KardyEden922]

Politicians need a 50% Decrease in Pay😮

[@sheilagruenewald]

A raise they didn't earn it look at this country.arw you serious no raises for government.its done be done

[@JacobStarr-p2k]

They only raise $27 for people with disabilities and they want $6600 for their raise.

[@ncegla763]

No they want $67,000 raise

[@MFPhoto1]

@@ncegla763 No. $6,600 is correct. You are quoting an Elon Musk lie.

[@EweCantSeeMe]

@@MFPhoto1 the amount is irrelevant...any amount is too much

[@shogunofsorrow787]

Pivot

[@GaryTollett]

I get 37 extra a month on SSI but my food stamps went down to 23 dollars a month i lost money

[@FamilyMatterswithAmber]

Pay raises for Congress, youve got to be joking. That should NOT even be a topic (or possiblity) on the table! 👀The average American doesn't get a RAISE if they do poorly, confress should not be the exception.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Super Yachts gotta get bought

[@markjoslin9912]

They do crappy work. No raise has been earned. Why is that in the bill? Sneaking it in. Pure BS.

[@MWDeem]

Whether they should've been taking the COLA since 92 or not is debatable and so is Congressional Pay; nevertheless, earmarks do need to be banned.

[@hunk0dunk084]

How selfish do you got to be to include a pay raise in a bill while the average American is struggling. Shame on all of them 🤦‍♂️

[@FirstNameLastName-ib3cp]

When first lady Elon Musk speaks Trump snaps to it.

[@diamondemani2969]

Not First Lady 😂😂

[@jimbrennan1181]

Hopefully Elon will explain to Trump how tariffs work.

[@MWDeem]

Since when?! Elon didn't get involved until this past summer.

[@FirstNameLastName-ib3cp]

@@MWDeem I know. Elon is Trump's 4th wife. They had a beautiful ceremony in August. The best ceremony.

[@MWDeem]

@@FirstNameLastName-ib3cp Trolling doesn't bother me. But the CBS social media gave you your highlight, so you should feel better for the day. The lack of logic and the abundance of logical fallacies, however, are the problem with the world these days.

[@bearcat463]

Stop giving OUR MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES!!!!!

[@tracyrey8327]

They're laundering money Ukraine is a lie we're not helping countries just dirty politicians.

[@justinrojas9088]

Congress dont need a 40 %pay increase

[@deanh1627]

Your ignorance is showing. Anywhere that says it had a 40% increase is filling you with propaganda. Please love and trust yourself.

[@JarodamusPrime]

It was 3.8% not 40%. You are being lied to.

[@bumper2633]

Justin The raise is $6,600 from $174. to $180,600.

[@bernardwylie9760]

Justin, we need for you to respond to show that you clearly understand your math problem: what is $6,600/$174,000 times 100% Justin? How different is your answer from 40%. Why do you believe this exaggerated figure when the numbers are there for you to see? How does your misunderstanding of this impact your judgements about the necessity of this bill? Come on, let’s practice some critical thinking skills here.

[@teufelhunden3412]

@@JarodamusPrime It was 36k. They already make 176k a year. Thats 21% pay raise. Stop gas lighting.

[@richardcucinotta1861]

how could they go home with a 40% increase in their pay an not give it to the people who really NEED it to survive

[@mollybailes5161]

Greed of coarse. Don't bother them not one bit.

[@shg2272]

Ok to shut it down as long and no one gets retroactive pay for nothing. Then see if there is an uproar

[@voltaire3001]

💯🎯🏆

[@Statickification]

No retroactive pay for our military? Yeah, right.

[@stevenmartin4889]

@@Statickificationit’s an unfortunate side effect.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Imagine those ppl earning 300k going to work at a logistics warehouse-!? JUSTICE

[@kpokpojiji]

​@@stevenmartin4889maybe it is not just about you?

[@RichardNebenfuhr]

If it so much harm, then just pass a clean bill and lets move on. Give me a break. This bill is full of pork. Shut it down.

[@EweCantSeeMe]

Not only do they NOT need a pay raise of ANY amount, they need to be bumped back down to public servant status at 40-60k/year... oh, can they not afford to live at that pay scale? Dont worry, theres plenty of public housing we can put them up in because why shouldnt they live in the conditions they legally create? 🤔

[@christinegreenwood4093]

Good one

[@BlueDroneBlues]

Last Trump Administration he was the king of Government Shutdowns!

[@williamshaw5388]

Good. I don’t agree with where our tax money is going.

[@FirstNameLastName-ib3cp]

​@@williamshaw5388 You do realize the last Trump shutdown added $11 billion to the national debt on top of the $740 billion his budget increased the deficit?

[@laylapreater7813]

How did you get that emoji

[@johnsonunit]

@@williamshaw5388to trump’s billionaire friends? 😂

[@NervousNelly920]

@@williamshaw5388easy for you to say when your McDonald’s paycheck isn’t affected

[@Chanticlair47]

In the words of my father…..you voted for them, you get what you deserve!

[@sheiladunphy7232]

Shut it down $70,000 pay raise for these useless politicians 🤬

[@JohnnySapien]

Government using us like trash cans throwing us all the scraps

[@bgood188]

I love how they just ignore the 40% raise and the other pork items.

[@NervousNelly920]

I love how you just regurgitate lies lol

[@S3NDP13]

​@@NervousNelly920 I love how you don't contribute to the topic 😂

[@Acerskypirate]

Shut it down. They're useless anyway.

[@kpokpojiji]

Tell us you don't understand how government works without telling us that you don't understand how government works.

[@christinacosty7013]

Shutting the government down does that mean that the people in Washington are not going to get paid cuz they still get paid its people like the air traffic controllers and anyone that works in a governmental ran position so apparently you do not understand what the hell you're talking about cuz they still get paid it's the American worker that does not

[@PortsUnknown7783]

These shutdowns end up costing the country billions. Its not just congress it's every federal agency which keeps everything in this country running. It's devastating every time it happens.

[@Divedown_25]

I hope that Democrats don't buckle here. Let Trump and Elon Musk take full responsibility of this shut down. And let GOP take the debt ceiling increase on their watch. They have full power for the next two years and the people shall know that GOP raises the debt ceiling.

[@Royalle_with_Cheese]

If Trump wants the gov't shut down, let him do it on his watch! He gets to say this is on Biden. Nope. Wait a month. Do it on Jan. 21st beginning at midnight.

[@dncprncss]

Where is Biden? He’s MIA as usual.

[@ark194]

He's not going to do that. This is WHY they are letting it fail now...not on trumps watch.

[@Royalle_with_Cheese]

​@@ark194 When the economy tanks, along with the stock market, under Trump's watch, who will they blame?

[@DaveP102]

Is this the recess he needed to get his cabinet picks through?

[@gray_wolverine63]

What lies, He doesn't talk about everything else that they put in the bill. We are not dumb.

[@dstarrII8442]

Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me: the American people!

[@ark194]

*trump voters. Not all Americans.

[@JimBrown-jz3tv]

Should stay shut down!!!!!!

[@babe.ethereal]

not a billlionaire and a felon holding the country financially hostage lmfaooo

[@firstlast8258]

Money is at the job if you are able bodied

[@bricksbyficks6448]

Congress is holding the country hostage. Come up with a bill that's good for Americans. Wake up, these people are evil and only care about themselves

[@stevenmartin4889]

Uh oh the anime profile pic user has something to say Go back to school.

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

Govern me harder

[@alan-qx7oq]

Not the tax payers being held hostage by increasing congressman’s pay lmfaooo

[@bobbymckenzie3202]

Im so done with these people, NONE of them care about the American people

[@garydavidson2367]

Gop economics raise the debt ceiling but claim cutting spending 😂😂

[@TherealPeekaboo-007]

Just because you raise a ceiling does not mean you spend until you hit it.

[@garydavidson2367]

@TherealPeekaboo-007 lol sure man trump the king of debt His own words who added 25% of our nations debt won't use the 🇺🇸 credit card GOT IT

[@robinstewart2506]

Please read the Bill yourself and tell us how much you like that is in that Bill.😊

[@chrisprilloisebola]

Goofy this was the DNC

[@MWDeem]

As seen on TV reply. Because that's not how this works.

[@BostonWells]

Disaster relief yes more money in their pockets no. Absolutely disgusting

[@MWDeem]

And everything off topic of funding the government needs to go too.

[@cmralph...]

President Musk will save us! Who needs groceries? We can eat Bitcoin! YUMMY! taste the 1% !!!

[@norsepnw3578]

I mean if you have a job and support yourself and don't rely on the state to feed you you will be just fine 🙂

[@carlmcconnell4621]

The government shutdown dose not stop me from working, it doesn't stop me from getting a paycheck, it dose not stop me from living my life.

[@MWDeem]

It does affect military, SNAP, and Social Security. But, as long as you don't need a military, the working poor starve, and the elderly can't make their rent payments; who cares right?

[@paulamoore1822]

No raise until you all prove you deserve it. Right now none of you do. Shut it down

[@Rokashy]

Reading the comments wishing for a shutdown just shows how stupid people are and its scary that they vote for things that they don't understand

[@brycerademan9248]

You realize they get raises if this bill gets passed

[@kpokpojiji]

Never overestimate the intelligence of the average American voter.

[@joehodge3518]

@@Rokashy this Bill is 1,500+ pages It's longer than the Bible! When's the last time you read that overnight?

[@kandiwelch9779]

Not stupid. We lived through the last time and everyone got paid and life went on. They got a paid vacation. Too much BS in this bill from both sides. Time for change.

[@dncprncss]

How did name calling and bullying work for the dems before the election. Fellow voters are not the enemy. Where is the accountability, in your comment, for the politicians that got us into this national mess in the first place.

[@xaivang9106]

I support a congress layoff

[@ark194]

so you are ok with regular people suffering? stupid.

[@hotheadedgamers6949]

This is really about not spending money we're on a verge of a collapse with all this spending since 2020

[@Masterplan15]

Trump wants to RAISE the debt ceiling

[@ark194]

they have been raising the debt ceiling all throughout history.

[@gregblum7484]

One issue bill at a time, no more 1500 page bills....rediculous. if i worked like congress i would expect to get fired not a raise

[@derekantal2286]

The Spending Bill Is GARBAGE. Throw it in the dumpster. Shut down the so-called " government" for the rest of The Brandon/Harris Term.

[@ledt09]

YES!!! SHUT IT DOWN!!!

[@fordsrestorations970]

At the company, some workers decided to have a "shutdown" they got a notice they don't have a job anymore .

[@magnamanv45]

He mentions a lot of what's in the bill, but, he's not mentioning all the BS that the Dems want that shouldn't be in it.

[@kpokpojiji]

Like what, for example.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

Both sides have junk....always been that way ...these bills are.easily 50% minimum junk everytime....is it a wonder why we.run a trillion dollar deficit and will be $40 trillion debt in a debt years ....we won't even be abke.to.cover the JUST the interest on that debt every year....america is headed for a full collapse....then you WILL have something to complain about

[@hightechcorvette]

@@kpokpojiji a Football stadium

[@shogunofsorrow787]

​@@hightechcorvetteok but what is the context.

[@esqu1re]

​@@shogunofsorrow787DC wants a football stadium area back in the control of DC so they can attract the Washington commanders to move back to DC (from technically a location in Maryland), and Maryland National Guard gets the f16 fighter wing out of DC because MD national guard is losing its A-10s.

[@frankhill9527]

If only shutting down the government meant stopping salaries of the congess and senate i would be fine with it.

[@MWDeem]

Nobody likes earmarks. We need a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit them and require all Bills to be clean and on topic.

[@Kimm.J]

Bipartisan bill means both sides wrote it. Why is one side now pretending they don't know what they wrote..?

[@Ultramaga21]

Bipartisan means the uniparty swamp. Thank God for all the MAGA patriots fighting to save our Republic.

[@Kimm.J]

@Ultramaga21 You're pretending too.

[@MWDeem]

No it means one of two things: (1) Both sides have added earmarks, or (2) one side wrote a clean bill and the otherside added earmarks; ergo, contributed to a bipartisan Bill.

[@AlwayzFresh]

@@Ultramaga21 lmfao how old are you?

[@bernardwylie9760]

One side are group of adults who realized that they did not have the upper hand. So they negotiated in good faith, there were things they really wanted that were not in the bill. There were things the other side wanted that they didn’t, but they had less votes, so they compromised. In the end, they were simply willing to keep the government running and move on the partisan and caustic fights on 2025. But MAGA Republicans want a knock drag out fight now, mostly with themselves because no one else really gives a damn, we just wanted to get through Christmas and New Year’s and literally, the richest man on earth won’t let them do that. If that all sounds ok with you, enjoy oligarchy because that’s what it is. You can’t make a deal with dealbreakers who never had any intention on honoring it 🤷‍♂️.

[@Zagar099]

And look, the media acts as if we have no idea who caused it in the title.

[@dakotalane-vu8fj]

Ill do their job and i bet a real American can do the job 10x better and how it was designed, for the people BY the people. Money shouldnt be what runs this country

[@byronwilliams7539]

Take out pay raise 😂😂

[@dvb1746]

Shutdown ASAP

[@alancall5113]

Let the s*** show begin clowns in charge. merry christmas american😂🎉

[@voltaire3001]

🎉🥳🍻

[@MWDeem]

Won by a landslide

[@D1rtyDave]

All these words but not a single complete sentence. lmfao

[@Rowscreets]

American here. I am considering investing in alcohol. Lots of people are going to be buying the next 4+ years 🍷

[@vincebu6441]

What country you from. I'm sure it's perfect

[@drakonas00]

Can Jeffries elaborate on the items/pork in the bill that have nothing to do with a budget bill?

[@TallTigerTwo]

Not a whisper of it. Networks like this won’t tell you the details. They’ll just say billionaires bad. Republicans bad. They’re lying to our faces and anyone not looking past this reporting and looking at the bill’s details is doing themselves a disservice.

[@TallTigerTwo]

They won’t say a word and leftists here won’t question it.

[@dncprncss]

See the video “ victory: Elon musk threatens to unseat rinos voting for massive spending bill” by Benny Johnson, for a partial list of unwarranted increased government spending in the proposed budget.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@TallTigerTwo stop...both sides ALWAYS have junk added

[@hightechcorvette]

I was waiting for someone to talk about that football stadium they want to stick in it. "It's for the farmers"

[@obscaene]

Good.

[@wirelessunday9897]

Does Elon have a Security Clearance 🤔

[@johnhorton7359]

Why do they need pay raises, dont they do insider trading anyway.

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

A raise for congress is an absolute NO GO! how dare they want a raise when across the board, regardless of party, it's a fail.

[@MrMetro-mt5qv]

Magic Mike does this every damn time.

[@jeepguy4499]

And the Trump economy starts. You thought stuff is expensive now??? lol, just wait.

[@stevebitburg]

Stop the pork spending. Shut it down and do it right

[@GaryTollett]

Close it down don't give into corrupt Democrats

[@clifftanch]

Trump 2.0 is beginning as the Keystone Cops.

[@whackamole4909]

4:16 the more dems jump up and down like a buffoon, you know you're on the right track

[@PuddlesMagoo]

And away we go

[@CrystalYeager-wo5ug]

So if it shuts down we are free?

[@jevens4149]

Its always democrats way or no way , they never vote bipartisan

[@christopherpendergast8886]

Wow, that’s stunningly stupid! Republicans are in control of the house! They shouldn’t need the Dems to save them again! The House Republicans couldn’t get their act together to pass an actual budget which is why this is happening now!

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

Reds voted down their own bill so the Dems “couldn’t get a win” because Donnie told them to do he had a problem to run on

[@Gigiabber123]

IM SO EFFIN OVER THR DAMN GOVERNMENT AND THEM REQUESTING A PAY INCREASE WHILE THE REST OF THIS COUNTRY SUFFER!

[@hamplus163]

Defund and deport Elon

[@jimbrennan1181]

In all honesty I'd rather have Musk calling the shots than Trump.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

​@jimbrennan1181 trump listens to elon greatly...understand that

[@christinegreenwood4093]

Elon is great ! 👍 oh and so is trump. 😂

[@christinegreenwood4093]

Elon is great and so is trump. MAGA ❤

[@mr.majestic3851]

Republicans and Trump , We cannot bring prices down ,, So we are giving ourselves a 40 percent raise .

[@Ph-uw2il]

Biden in office still 😂

[@CarlitosLozoya]

@@Ph-uw2il don’t try to run from your hero responsibility 😂😂

[@dakotalane-vu8fj]

Heres one, abolish the atf, epa, fcc, cia, fbi, and any other government agency that infringes upon the rights of Americans

[@sugaronmychurro]

Abolish maga.

[@kpokpojiji]

Swing and a miss, child. Does your mom know that you are commenting online?

[@walalopez6735]

“Bipartisan” you mean the swamp from both sides?

[@TallTigerTwo]

EXACTLY!!!

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@@walalopez6735 bingo..as always

[@Gracie0229]

Pay raise for Congress are you flipping kidding me?

[@joehall3459]

Take all the fluff out of the bill and we would have got everything he just said so sad.

[@justasoul1501]

Shut it down until January 20

[@azhupeo]

Is it really difficult to put up a bill for each spending? FEMA bill. Why do they need to use the public as hostages for their ransom

[@rgrifferon]

Since it includes the congressional pay raise, shut it down .

[@MikeHunt-no2kt]

Does this mean we won't see any more drones?

[@Kmauve2]

We need to stop spending money !!!

[@hukabuktx6766]

Forget disaster relief. Forget farmers. Remember the oligarchs.

[@ssarty1]

Close the whole thing down for months!!!!

[@kpokpojiji]

Why are you so anxious to hurt so many of your fellow Americans?

[@ssarty1]

@@kpokpojiji I’m not American!!! I just want MAGA to get exactly what they voted for and deserve.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@@kpokpojiji I hopefully won't be in america when it goes belly up

[@PJ-gx3ji]

Yay, shut it down. It's useless.

[@OGMyth]

As someone with friends and family working for the USDA, wish they wouldn't put our livelihoods on the line for an outrageous increase in senator salaries right before Christmas...

[@TheGrindcorps]

Shut it DOWN. No more money for imperialism. Cut military budget 95%. Cut all discretionary spending 95%!

[@kathya3442]

Let's also cut all of Elon's contracts - will save us billions

[@TheGrindcorps]

@ absolutely! That would fall under discretionary spending.

[@michaelrobinson4821]

All the Democrat puppets in line, we want pork in this budget. To hell with what the people want. Pass the budget without the pork, fix the problems facing this country, education, illegal immigration at the border, crime, etc. Earn the pay raise, end the pork like wanting your emails protected.

[@billyrubin3108]

The poor people voted for their masters. That’s what this was all about.

[@SizzlerC]

Oh stop you could care less about the American people

[@straycats1256]

Trump does whatever President Musk says. 🤣🤣🤣

[@liram1971]

Crying about Elon calling the shots when Biden is brain dead and never called the shots. LOL

[@logicae4096]

I support shuttind it down! No pay raises for the crooked Congress... Republicans need to band together and just issue a CR without supporting Democratic special projects which would lock in funding to programs which need to be cut!

[@sidekick09]

Shut the government down. No more new bills until trump is president

[@sheilagruenewald]

Right on😊

[@jmw402]

can’t bel😅ve CBS any longer

[@steveb796]

But you believe Trump and Leon? Sad.

[@hlnbee]

They haven’t had a pay raise in 15 years!

[@jimbrennan1181]

The Federal minimum wage hasn't been rasied in 15 years either.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@@hlnbee so, they make millions insider trading. That money is chump.change

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@@hlnbee not mention they don't even deserve $1 .....they, many who are old lifetime politicians are why america is headed for eventual collapse

[@LynIsALilADHD]

Is that what they're doing? "Racing"?

[@kathychanning1614]

Does fund the government mean you got your 6000.00 raise?

[@clarencehastings37]

Happy Holliday's Trump supporters! This is just the beginning

[@steveb796]

I rent office space to the government. I will not get the rent check this month but they want me to keep the light in, the heat in, the mortgage and property taxes paid. They want the snow removed and the office cleaned. I will have to borrow money to keep it running when they don’t pay.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

Boohoo

[@thecrackin-u8p]

If that is so fragile..maybe get.out of that business

[@joehall3459]

Your budget should be prepared for down time. I bet you have a nice house spending all your profits.

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@@joehall3459 minimum 6 months, guy can't even go 1 month.not fleecing the American tax payer lmao

[@thecrackin-u8p]

@joehall3459 because I guarantee he overcharges as does anyone getting that govt mula....it's really really easy

[@reecom9884]

You must treat this like a GOP MAGA hurricane. Stock up on food, medicine, cash, gas, and other essential supplies. Avoid elective surgeries and post-pone medical treatment if you can. You can’t live on paycheck to paycheck from the government if you are a government worker and plan on being laid-off.

[@johnnylafayette]

Poor people can survive without rich people. But rich people lives ain't cushy without poor people 😂😂😂😂😂 facts!!!! We poor people need a little mo cushion!!!!

[@billargueta5458]

Congress makes enough on insider trading

[@PJ-gx3ji]

Why bother with a ceiling?

[@stevep7346]

The spin on this reporting, if you can call it that, is so heavy. Referring to Elon Musk as a "bromance" dismissively is really professional. Screech cat ladies, your tears sustain me.

[@joehall3459]

Never talk about all the pork only all children will starve.

[@sheilagruenewald]

Neither did the bidens pelisoski

[@LucyBrunson2-k5k]

This is getting interesting