The incoming Administration has shut down the continuing resolution presented by the House.
The $100 billion bill was heavily criticized by Elon Musk, Trump’s pick to run his department of Government Efficiency. The legislation called for economic aid for farmers, natural disaster relief, and a one year extension of the Farm Bill.
Late last night, President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance issued a rare joint statement slamming the legislation. They specifically mentioned farmers, saying the only way to give them the support they need is through a separate, temporary bill without other giveaways.
The Farm Bureau’s Zippy Duvall responded to the action, saying, “Any alternative continuing resolution must include: a farm bill extension, aid to rebuild after natural disasters, economic assistance to bridge the gap until we can get to a new farm bill, and year-round eE15 sales...Right now, lenders are telling farm families that operating loans will not happen or be significantly smaller unless the federal government provides some relief. We’ve lost 141,000 farms in a five-year period and that number will grow if Congress fails to act.”
This all means lawmakers are headed back to the drawing board. Musk and others have called for a ‘clean bill’ that would only support keeping the government running through March. Congress remains on the hill this week, and the deadline to avoid a shutdown is tomorrow evening.
