{"id":2127778,"date":"2023-12-18T07:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:24:17","slug":"house-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP unhappy with Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s choice to delay legislation until &#8216;disastrous&#8217; 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans Displeased with Speaker Mike \u2062Johnson&#8217;s Decision to \u200cDelay Must-Pass Legislation<\/h2>\n<p>House \u200cRepublicans are not happy with Speaker \u200bMike Johnson&#8217;s choice to \u2063postpone \u2062crucial legislation until\u200c next year, leaving a tight timeframe to \u200bprevent \u200da\u2062 government\u200b shutdown\u2063 and ensure \u2062the continuity of key programs in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Major Topics Delayed<\/h3>\n<p>The House has pushed back \u200dimportant matters that were\u200d supposed to be addressed this\u2063 year,\u200b such as the reauthorization\u200b of Section 702\u200d of \u200dthe Foreign\u2064 Intelligence Surveillance Act, government funding, and the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Agency.<\/p>\n<h2>Four Reasons Speaker Mike Johnson Might\u200c Struggle in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just super happy to \u200bbe here with all we&#8217;re accomplishing,&#8221; \u2063sarcastically remarked one \u2064GOP House member.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Foreign Intelligence \u2062Surveillance Act (FISA),\u200b Johnson&#8217;s stance took an unexpected turn. He initially stated that he wouldn&#8217;t include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-spy-tool-reforms-stalled-after-johnson-reverses-course-on-fisa\/\" title=\"FBI spy tool reforms hit a roadblock as Johnson changes stance on FISA\">short-term\u200c extension<\/a> of\u200c FISA in the\u200b National \u2064Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),\u200c but\u200b ultimately did so.\u200c Defending \u200chis position, Johnson claimed that he hadn&#8217;t changed\u200d his mind on FISA and emphasized the need to proceed cautiously. However, some members \u2064are upset with Johnson for including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/\" title=\"US wants to prolong science and technology deal with China for 6 more months.\">short-term \u2064extension<\/a> in the NDAA and would have preferred the\u200d House\u2063 to remain in session until \u2063a resolution was reached.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s \u2063upsetting to \u200cme,&#8221;\u2064 expressed Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL). &#8220;You can see the kind of\u2064 trickery of D.C. where they try and attach FISA to the NDAA. That way, \u200cthey can put you into that situation where\u200d if you vote against it, \u200b&#8217;Oh,\u200d you hate our \u2063military.&#8217; Or if\u200b you vote for \u2062it, &#8216;Oh, you hate individual privacy.&#8217; So \u2063these [are] poison pills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mills further emphasized the \u2062need for the House\u2064 to stay in session and accomplish tasks rather than taking an early recess\u200c or \u200bbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The NDAA passed overwhelmingly on the last day the\u2062 House was in session this year, causing dissatisfaction among \u200bmany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He needs to acclimate,&#8221;\u2062 stated Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a member of the Freedom Caucus, referring to Johnson. &#8220;I think I&#8217;m just going \u2063to be blunt; I think \u2064some of his staff \u200cis not looking at this thing the way it should be. And I&#8217;ve voiced my \u2064disagreements with staff on some of \u2062these issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/popular-democratic-governors-confident-they-can-carry-unpopular-biden-to-victory-in-2024\/\" title=\"Confident Dem governors believe they can lead Biden to win in 2024\">newly elected chairman<\/a> of the House Freedom Caucus, echoed this sentiment, expressing\u200d disappointment in House leadership&#8217;s handling of crucial legislation, particularly government funding.<\/p>\n<h3>Unfulfilled Promises<\/h3>\n<p>In November, Congress passed\u200d a two-step continuing resolution, much to the dissatisfaction\u200c of many members. They were assured that this would prompt Congress to \u2062work on \u200dappropriations bills and\u2062 collaborate with the \u200cSenate to prevent a lapse in government funding \u2063by January 19 or February 2. However, this has not been \u2062the case.<\/p>\n<p>Since passing the continuing resolution, the House has been in session for three \u2063weeks without passing a single appropriations bill, and neither has the Senate. Additionally,\u200c the two chambers have \u200cnot \u2062agreed on a top-line number for appropriators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have \u2064made\u2063 very\u2064 little effort to pass appropriations bills ever\u2063 since the CR\u2062 was passed, so I&#8217;m disappointed about that,&#8221; expressed Good. &#8220;I \u2064don&#8217;t know what the plan is\u200b come Jan. 19. I don&#8217;t know what our commitment \u200dis to reduce spending year over year, which we \u2062absolutely must do, no\u2063 matter how modest that might be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This situation creates a scramble when the House reconvenes on\u200d January 9 to\u2062 pass the first set of four appropriations \u200cbills expiring on January 19, leaving Congress with only eight days in session to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2062 key decisions he&#8217;ll have in the first quarter of next year \u2062should have been made five weeks ago or four weeks ago,&#8221; revealed\u200b a senior House Republican. &#8220;And the longer the speaker takes, the more\u200d disastrous the\u200c first quarter will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson placed the blame on the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, stating that\u2062 they are awaiting the Senate to \u200dpresent a number that both chambers can agree upon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are \u200dthe implications of delaying the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) on air travel \u200csafety and the efficient functioning\u2062 of the aviation industry<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dThat process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the \u2064FISA issue, there are other concerns regarding Johnson&#8217;s decision to delay must-pass legislation and \u2064its\u200b potential impact\u200d on key programs in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The postponement of government\u200b funding raises serious \u200cconcerns about the possibility of a government shutdown.\u200c As the \u2064current funding deadline approaches, there\u200b is limited time for negotiations and compromise to avoid such a scenario. This delay puts essential government programs and services at risk, causing frustration among House Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2063the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has been delayed, which has implications for air travel safety and \u2062the efficient functioning of the\u200d aviation industry. This important matter should not be neglected or postponed, yet Johnson&#8217;s decision leaves it hanging until next year.<\/p>\n<h3>A Need for Effective \u2063Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>The handling of these\u200b crucial matters raises questions about Speaker Mike\u2064 Johnson&#8217;s ability to effectively lead the House. As a representative \u200cof the Republican Party, Johnson&#8217;s decisions and actions carry significant\u2063 weight and impact the party&#8217;s standing. Therefore, it is essential for him to prioritize the timely and efficient resolution of critical issues.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are calling for stronger leadership and \u2062a \u2062more \u2062proactive approach to addressing key legislation.\u2063 They argue that delaying must-pass bills only creates a sense of uncertainty \u200dand instability, both within the party and among the general public.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for 2024<\/h3>\n<p>The dissatisfaction among House Republicans regarding Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s decision to \u2063delay must-pass legislation could have far-reaching implications for the upcoming year. If key programs\u2062 face interruptions or shutdowns due to delayed legislation, it could negatively\u200c impact\u2062 the party&#8217;s reputation and electoral prospects \u200bin the 2024\u2062 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the delays in addressing crucial\u2063 matters create a sense of frustration and disillusionment among House Republicans. This could lead to internal divisions and further weaken the party&#8217;s unity, hindering\u2064 its ability to effectively advance its agenda and secure policy victories.<\/p>\n<h2>In conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are displeased with Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s decision to delay must-pass legislation until next year. This delay leaves little time to prevent a government shutdown\u200b and ensure the continuity of key programs \u200din 2024. With major topics like FISA reauthorization, government funding,\u200d and the FAA&#8217;s reauthorization being postponed, concerns about effective leadership and \u2063the party&#8217;s electoral prospects in 2024 are raised. House Republicans are calling\u2062 for a more proactive approach and stronger leadership\u2062 to address critical legislation in a timely and efficient manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are unhappy with Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) choice to postpone crucial legislation until next year using short-term extensions. This leaves a tight schedule for the beginning of 2024 to prevent a government shutdown and maintain essential programs. 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