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Elon Musk and his son are seen in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5. Photo: Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/h5>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nElon Musk<\/a>, one of\u00a0President-elect Trump<\/a>‘s closest allies, came out Wednesday against the bill to avert a looming\u00a0government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhy it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>The bill has just days to pass before the Dec. 20 deadline, and Musk \u2014 who will co-chair Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) \u2014 could sway key GOP votes against the stopgap measure.<\/p>\n\n- Some Republican\u00a0lawmakers<\/a>\u00a0have already\u00a0railed<\/a>\u00a0against<\/a>\u00a0the bill over certain provisions it includes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Driving the news: “<\/strong>This bill should not pass,” the richest man in the world\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on X to his over 207 million followers.<\/p>\n\n- “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?” he questioned in a separate\u00a0post<\/a>, sharing an image of the printed 1,547-page bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What they’re saying:\u00a0<\/strong>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview on Fox & Friends Wednesday that he spoke with Musk and his DOGE counterpart, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n- He said they expressed to him that they understand his “impossible position.”<\/li>\n
- Johnson continued, “They said, ‘This is not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don’t like the spending.’ I said, guess what fellas, I don’t either.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Catch up quick:\u00a0<\/strong>Congressional\u00a0leaders unveiled<\/a>\u00a0the bill’s text Tuesday, kicking off a push to pass it by the end of the week to keep the government funded until mid-March.<\/p>\n\n- Johnson is again facing heat from conservative GOP House members, as he did when the government faced and avoided a shutdown in September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The bottom line:<\/strong>\u00a0The bill\u00a0includes priorities<\/a>\u00a0for both Democrats and Republicans \u2014 but that doesn’t guarantee passage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Elon Musk<\/a>, one of\u00a0President-elect Trump<\/a>‘s closest allies, came out Wednesday against the bill to avert a looming\u00a0government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>The bill has just days to pass before the Dec. 20 deadline, and Musk \u2014 who will co-chair Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) \u2014 could sway key GOP votes against the stopgap measure.<\/p>\n Driving the news: “<\/strong>This bill should not pass,” the richest man in the world\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on X to his over 207 million followers.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:\u00a0<\/strong>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview on Fox & Friends Wednesday that he spoke with Musk and his DOGE counterpart, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Catch up quick:\u00a0<\/strong>Congressional\u00a0leaders unveiled<\/a>\u00a0the bill’s text Tuesday, kicking off a push to pass it by the end of the week to keep the government funded until mid-March.<\/p>\n The bottom line:<\/strong>\u00a0The bill\u00a0includes priorities<\/a>\u00a0for both Democrats and Republicans \u2014 but that doesn’t guarantee passage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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