U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is coming out strongly against the proposed bill that would prevent a government shutdown before the end of the year.
Congressional leadership unveiled the roughly 1,500 page bill Tuesday night that would continue to fund the government until March 2025. The legislation also includes some additions like a one-year farm bill extension, roughly $100 billion in disaster relief, and about $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers.
“We’ve got to get this done because, here’s the key, by doing this, we are clearing the decks and we are setting up for Trump to come in, roaring back, with the America First agenda,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said about the spending package. “That’s what we’re going to run with gusto beginning January 3, when we start the new Congress, when Republicans again wrench control and all of our fiscal conservative friends, I’m one of them, will be able to finally do the things that we have been wanting to do for the last couple of years.”
Tuberville pushed back against the bill Wednesday, calling it a “liberal Christmas wish.”
“As a steadfast champion for America’s farmers, I have, for months, been advocating that farmers need dedicated economic assistance to deal with issues created by the Biden Administration,” Tuberville said on X. “Though the 1500-page omnibus contains $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers – it is, unfortunately, packed with reckless spending on a liberal Christmas list of priorities that will make inflation worse for ALL Americans.”
The senator also called for a farm bill to be passed separately.
“The farm economy, and support for Alabama farmers, should not be held hostage to Democrats’ priorities that have nothing to do with keeping the government running,” he argued. “House and Senate leadership should immediately schedule a separate vote on economic farm assistance.”
As a steadfast champion for America’s farmers, I have, for months, been advocating that farmers need dedicated economic assistance to deal with issues created by the Biden Administration.
Though the 1500-page omnibus contains $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers – it…
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) December 18, 2024
Tuberville discussed the continuing resolution (CR) further during a recent appearance on “Mornings with Maria.”
“It’s absolutely ridiculous what we’re doing here,” Tuberville said. “We should get a clean CR. Mike Johnson promised that. The two things we really need though is we need help for American farmers because the farm bill has been kicked down the road for two years…And then of course the disaster aid for North Carolina. The Biden administration has absolutely dropped the ball on this.”
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee
