The Daily Signal - House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Package, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Motion to Vacate Speaker Seat | March 22

Starting point is 00:00:00 I'm Brian Gottstein, and this is the Daily Signal top news for Friday, March 22nd. Here are today's headlines. Daily Signal colleagues, Jared Stapman and Samantha Sherriss report that by a vote of 286 to 134 and over the objections of conservatives, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Friday morning, avoiding a partial government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate where it's expected to pass. The Hill reported that the 1,000-plus page package of bills includes funding for the Departments of State, education, defense, labor, homeland security, and health and human services for fiscal year 2024.

Starting point is 00:00:55 It also contains funding for, quote, general government and foreign operations and the Internal Revenue Service. The bill saw significant opposition from conservatives who blasted it before and after it passed. 101 Republicans and 185 Democrats voted for the legislation, while 112 Republicans and 23 Democrats voted against it. Twelve Republicans and Democrats didn't vote. Florida Republican Representative Matt Gates said in a statement following the vote. Today, I voted emphatically against yet another trillion dollar spending package. I would rather die on the field politically than continue to surrender to America's defeat and demise.

Starting point is 00:01:35 Surrendering is precisely what this omnibus does. It surrenders on the border, on the budget, and on the bureaucrats that are choking out the economic freedom of our citizens. Montana Republican Representative Matt Rosendale, who also voted against the legislation, said, once again, the D.C. cartel has unified against the American people. We're now on the hook for another $1.2 trillion in spending. We call it the Uniparty for this reason exactly. Not even a majority of the majority agreed with this bill. Heritage Action for America, the grassroots arm of the Heritage Foundation issued a press release Thursday evening saying the fails to cut spending and penalizes those struggling to afford the American dream. Heritage

Starting point is 00:02:17 Action said the bill keeps the government on a course toward financial catastrophe and keeps the border crisis and inflation growing. Will House Speaker Mike Johnson be ousted from his position? It's possible. Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Green filed a motion to vacate the speaker's position earlier today. Green told reporters that she filed the motion to vacate after Johnson worked to pass the $1.2 trillion minibus spending package, claiming that Johnson betrayed the Republican conference and broke its rules. She said that it was time for Republicans to go through the process of finding a new Speaker of the House who will stand with Republicans in the Republican majority instead of standing

Starting point is 00:02:59 with the Democrats. In a statement, a spokesman for Johnson said, Speaker Johnson always listens to the concerns of members but is focused on governing. He'll continue to push conservative legislation that secures our border, strengthens our national defense and demonstrates how we grow our majority. Johnson was elected as House Speaker on October 25th after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. Former President Donald Trump may soon be a whole lot richer, roughly $3 billion richer. The New York Times reports that the former president's social media company and the parent company of his digital communications platform true social,

Starting point is 00:03:41 merged with a shell company today. The New York Times reports that investors in the shell entity Digital World Acquisition Corporation will now become shareholders of Trump Media and Technology Group, a three-year-old company that could begin trading on the stock market as early as Monday under the stock symbol, DJT. The merger comes just days before Trump must post a $464 million bond in a fraud case. His lawyer said earlier this week that getting that much money together was a practical impossibility. If he doesn't come up with the money, New York Attorney General Letitia James could start seizing Trump's assets unless an appeals court steps in. And for some world news, Axios reports that Russia and China vetoed a U.S. drafted U.N. Security Council resolution. They called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza, along with the

Starting point is 00:04:36 release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas. This isn't the first time a ceasefire resolution has failed. According to Axios, this is a fourth time since the war began in October that the Security Council failed to agree on a resolution calling for a ceasefire. China's UN ambassador said that if the U.S. was serious about a ceasefire, it wouldn't have vetoed multiple other council resolutions and played a game of words while being ambiguous and evasive on critical issues. Prior to the vote, Israel's ambassador to the UN weighed in about a ceasefire saying, remember, Israel wants a ceasefire more than anyone else. In fact, Israel demands a ceasefire. These are our children fighting in Gaza. Our troops are making the ultimate

Starting point is 00:05:18 sacrifice in our defense. But there's only one formula for an immediate ceasefire. Hamas must release the hostages and turn themselves in. This is what the world should be demanding. A ceasefire without any demands from the Hamas terrorists only serves to keep them in power. And that'll do it for today's episode. Thanks for listening to the Daily Signal's top news. If you haven't gotten a chance, be sure to check out our morning show right here in this. podcast feed where we interview lawmakers, experts, and leading conservative voices. Also, make sure you subscribe to the Daily Signal wherever you get your podcasts and help us to reach more listeners by leaving a five-star rating and review. We read all of your feedback.

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The Daily Signal - House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Package, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Motion to Vacate Speaker Seat | March 22

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