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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., weighs in on the latest on mystery drones, the U.S. purchase of drones from Chinese manufacturer DJI, the interim funding bill and his meetings with Trump cabinet picks.
As the clock continues to count down to a potential government shutdown, a Republican senator is calling out his House colleagues who he believes have crafted an “absolutely ridiculous” continuing resolution.
“Merry Christmas, American taxpayer. We’re going to buy you a Corvette now. You won’t be able to pay it off for 100 years, but we’re going to buy you a Corvette. It’s absolutely ridiculous what we’re doing here,” said Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. . “Mornings with Maria“, Wednesday.
On Tuesday, House Republicans released the 1,547-page text a short term extension from fiscal year (FY) 2024 government funding levels to give lawmakers more time to agree on funding for the remainder of FY 2025.
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It is the second such extension, called a continuing resolution (CR), since fiscal year 2024 ended on September 30. The legislation has health care provisions aimed at diminishing the influence of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and legislation aimed at revitalizing the city of Washington, DC. RFK Stadium and surrounding areas.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., slammed the continuing resolution as a “disaster” on “Mornings with Mary.” (FOX Business)
Other earmarks, dubbed “Christmas tree ornaments,” include duty-free imports of Haitian clothing, lithium-ion battery legislation and $50 million earmarked for President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
Sen. Tuberville put the onus on Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who told colleagues he anticipated a “clean” CR free of unrelated political applications. The deadline to reach an agreement is midnight on Friday.
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“We should get a clean CR. Mike Johnson promised it,” he said. “We need help for American farmers because the agricultural bill he’s been kicked out for two years… we’re going to lose 50,000 farms in the next six months probably, 50,000 more. And we’ve lost 150,000 in the last three or four years.”
“And then, of course, disaster relief for North Carolina. The Biden administration has dropped the ball on that,” Tuberville continued.
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Despite a 40-year career in college football, “Coach” Tuberville rubbished the idea of beautifying RFK Stadium: “To go out and build stadiums in D.C., heck, they can’t even cut the grass on the sides up here. It’s a disaster.”
Speaker Johnson defended the funding law despite opposition on “Fox & Friends,” Wednesday: “We decided that even though we don’t normally like short-term stopgap funding measures, here it made sense. Instead of doing the Chuck Schumer-Biden spending for 2025, we pushed this decision to March.”
Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News contributed to this report.
