Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) recommended Wednesday that the continuing spending battle within the Home is a matter amongst Republicans, saying “I’m just gonna sit back.”
“We’re looking at this like this is their problem,” Crockett advised MSNBC’s Alex Wagner. “We have seen this play out over and over in the entire two years that I’ve been in Congress.”
“But here’s the deal, there is no fixing this without the Democrats,” Crockett added later within the interview. “We have seen this over and over, and I’m just gonna sit back and sip my tea and wait on them to figure it out.”
Her feedback come after allies of President-elect Trump criticized a big stopgap funding invoice negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that may maintain the federal government open till not less than mid-March. Tech billionaire Elon Musk — whom Trump tapped to serve on an advisory board trying to minimize spending — lashed out on the persevering with decision, calling it a “piece of pork.”
“Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” Musk stated on the social platform X.
Trump later weighed in on the deal in an announcement alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio), saying that it must be shot down.
“Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025,” the assertion reads. “The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country. Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH.”
In her Wednesday night time look on MSNBC, Crockett stated that the “lack of cohesiveness” on her GOP colleagues’ facet is why “this has been the most unproductive Congress.”
“They don’t understand how to govern, and honestly, they don’t even have a will to govern,” she added later.
Johnson can be beneath the burden of an upcoming Speaker vote — and lots of Republicans have questioned if their loyalty stays with the Louisiana Republican. He might now have to have a look at a plan B for maintaining the federal government funded as Friday’s deadline looms.
The president-elect advised Fox Information Digital on Thursday morning that Johnson might retain the gavel, however he might want to get “tougher” on spending.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition crew, Home Republican Convention and Vance’s workplace for remark.
