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Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks

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Congress must act to fund the government by midnight on Friday or risk a shutdown.

President-elect Donald Trump's comments tanked House Speaker Mike Johnson 's short-term government funding bill Wednesday night .

Many Senate Republicans say they weren't happy with Johnson 's original proposal.

A number of Senate Republicans conceded tonight that raising the debt limit in this bill will be a real challenge.

Sen. Josh Hawley said President Trump called Speaker Johnson 's CR a "total disaster" Sen. John Cornyn acknowledged that getting all Republicans on board a debt limit hike would be a challenge.

Senators seemed to downplay the significance of Elon Musk's influence on the current situation.

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