The provision was backed by President-elect Donald Trump By: Nathaniel Reed House Speaker Mike Johnson succeed Friday, December 20, 2024 in passing a funding bill to keep the federal government open. The bill was slightly altered from the one that failed on Thursday, December 19, 2024. The latest bill does not have a provision for a debt limit extension until January … [Read more...] about House Republicans dropped debt ceiling provision from latest funding bill to avert government shutdown