Washington inches closer to a shutdown

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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With just 2 days before a possible government shutdown, Trump slams a bipartisan bill to keep the government open until March. Plus, the House Ethics Committee voted to release their report on Matt Gaetz -- and it could come out as soon as this week. And, Rep. Jamie Raskin joins, fresh off his election as Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee. David Jolly, Basil Smikle, Philip Bump, and Dan Nathan join the 11th Hour this Wednesday.

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0:00.0	Tonight, Washington on the verge of a shutdown as Donald Trump slams a bipartisan bill to keep the government open until March.
0:08.6	The obstacles Mike Johnson is facing in his own party.
0:12.7	Then the House Ethics Committee votes to release the report on its Matt Gates investigation.
0:18.2	Plus, good news.
0:19.4	The Fed cuts interest rates again. So how come the markets
0:22.7	drop like a rock? We'll break it down as the 11th hour gets underway on this Wednesday night.
0:31.6	Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhl, and this is the midweek nightcap tonight.
0:37.2	The odds of a government shut down. I cannot believe I'm even saying this. I'm Stephanie Ruhl, and this is the midweek nightcap tonight. The odds of a government shut down.
0:38.9	I cannot believe I'm even saying this.
0:41.0	I'm so sick of it.
0:41.9	Well, guess what?
0:42.7	They're rising with just over 48 hours until funding runs out.
0:47.1	But right now, the only thing that most Republicans can agree on is that they do not support
0:53.7	the spending bill that is currently on the
0:55.5	table. Even President-elect Donald Trump and Doge co-chair, you know who I'm about to say.
1:00.6	Elon Musk, they're both opposed to it. Our own Ryan Nobles has more on where things stand.
1:07.8	Tonight, President elect Trump blowing up a bipartisan spending deal worked out by House Speaker
1:13.2	Mike Johnson designed to keep the federal government open through March of next year, writing
1:18.6	quote, we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn't give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats
1:23.3	everything they want. The bill extended government funding while also adding $100 billion for
1:28.6	disaster aid and $10 billion for farmers. But it also included health care reforms and a provision
1:33.9	allowing for pay raises for members of Congress, leading to conservative backlash.
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