Arizona’s Republican members of Congress appeared to heed the call by President-elect Donald Trump who called on them to reject a massive spending package.
The bill died on Wednesday after Trump signaled his disapproval of the catch-all bill proposed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and supported by Democrats.
“I plan on voting NO on the current version of the government funding bill. We are already $36 trillion in debt. Our country can’t afford more spending,” tweeted Congresswoman Debbie Lesko before the bill died.
I plan on voting NO on the current version of the government funding bill. We are already $36 trillion in debt. Our country can't afford more spending.
— Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (@RepDLesko) December 18, 2024
“The House’s cramnibus does nothing to stop the Biden-Harris regime from selling material for our border wall—it would have been easy language to include in the bill,” tweeted Congressman Andy Biggs. “This omnibus only serves as an obstacle to President Trump in his duty to secure the border.”
The House’s cramnibus does nothing to stop the Biden-Harris regime from selling material for our border wall—it would have been easy language to include in the bill.
This omnibus only serves as an obstacle to President Trump in his duty to secure the border.
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) December 18, 2024
“The CR is an easy NO vote,” tweeted Congressman Eli Crane. “How do you tell your constituents that you want to cut wasteful spending and then vote for $100+ BILLION in unpaid-for spending? Top-tier gaslighting.”
Republican Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert were silent on the subject on social media along with Democrat Congressman Greg Stanton.
Elon Musk called for any lawmaker who supported the bill to lose their seat, and President Trump’s transition team released an official joint statement by Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance opposing the cramnibus.
According to Voice of America, “Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance called on lawmakers to pass a different temporary spending bill than the one unveiled on Tuesday, free from what they called “Democrat giveaways.” Trump also called on lawmakers to use the bill to address the nation’s debt ceiling, injecting a new element of complexity into the process.”