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House Republicans nix bipartisan budget agreement at President-elect Donald Trump is urging. Republicans breakdown priorities of Trump's first 100-day agenda and, the House Ethics Committee votes to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

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Welcome to 2024 Talks, where we're following our democracy in historic times.

The CR is coming together.

Bipartisan work is ongoing.

We're almost there.

We worked really hard to achieve consensus on a bill that responsibly funds the government into March of next year.

It'll go to March 14.

Although House Speaker Mike Johnson championed a bipartisan government funding bill, President-elect Donald Trump's disapproval of it sends lawmakers back to the drawing board.

GOP House members had their own grapes about the bill, with some saying it kowtows to Democrats.

Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance want it to be a cleaned funding bill without excess provisions, though they want it to include a debt ceiling increase.

A partial government shutdown begins Saturday if no budget bill is passed.

House Democrats are frustrated with Republicans tossing the bill out.

It included disaster relief for people and farms affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says breaking this agreement signals that Republicans are being ordered to shut down the federal government.

House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or worse.

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are preparing to hit the ground running during Trump's first 100 days in office.

They say key priorities are reducing inflation, cutting federal spending, and implementing Trump's tax cuts.

Florida Senator Rick Scott says the first thing they'll address is securing the U.S.-Mexico border.

So what do we need?

We need money for more Border Patrol agents.

We need more money for ICE agents to do the deportations.

We need to have money for the wall, money for vessels, money for technology.

A border bill proposed earlier this year would have supplied more funding for some of these priorities although at Trump's urging, most Senate Republicans voted against it.

During a joint economic committee hearing on President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, economists spoke about how they impact everyday Americans.

Trump has asserted foreigners would bear the brunt of these tariffs, but Ed Gresser with the Progressive Policy Institute says the opposite is true and could have serious consequences.

My view in brief is it would lower American living standards, erode our business competitiveness, and harm our exporters.

Depending on the method used, it could also damage U.S. governance and the separation of powers and raise corruption risks.

After a school shooting in Wisconsin, Vice President Kamala Harris and other elected officials are renewing calls to end gun violence and revive gun safety legislation.

The Gun Violence Archive has tallied 491 mass shootings this year.

Harris says elected leaders must have the courage to act on solutions.

We as a nation must renew our commitment to end the horror of gun violence, both mass shootings and everyday gun violence that touches so many communities in our nation.

The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz.

The report on the former U.S. Attorney General pick details illicit activities like sexual misconduct allegations, using campaign funds for personal use, and accepting illegal gifts under House rules.

Gaetz is denouncing the decision to release the report as a witch hunt against him perpetrated by the Biden administration and the DOJ.

I'm Edwin J. Villera for Pacifica Network and Public News Service.

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