{"id":2141666,"date":"2024-01-05T17:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T22:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-considers-negotiating-directly-with-white-house-on-border-security\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T22:41:50","slug":"mike-johnson-considers-negotiating-directly-with-white-house-on-border-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-considers-negotiating-directly-with-white-house-on-border-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson contemplates direct negotiations with White House on border security"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-considers-negotiating-directly-with-white-house-on-border-security%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=2141666&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>Speaker Mike Johnson\u200c Weighs Direct Negotiations with White House on \u2063Border Security<\/h2>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is \u2064considering \u200ba bold move in the ongoing battle over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a>. In\u2062 a private conference call with \u2064freshman members of the House Republican Conference, \u200dJohnson floated the idea of negotiating directly with President Joe Biden, bypassing the Senate&#8217;s \u2062lead\u200c role in talks. This potential shift comes as the issue becomes entangled with fights over government funding and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnson is still weighing the possibility of\u2062 these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-blasts-outrageous-biden-admin-offer-to-roll-back-iran-sanctions\/\" title=\"GOP Blasts \u2018Outrageous\u2019 Biden Admin Offer to Roll Back Iran Sanctions\">direct conversations<\/a>, the Senate currently holds the reins, according to sources familiar with the matter. Senate negotiators aim to \u200dpresent a framework for a border\u2063 deal when lawmakers reconvene \u200bin Washington next \u2063week.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson has made it clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-wants-transformative-border-security-reforms-in-exchange-for-ukraine-aid\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson seeks significant border security reforms in return for Ukraine aid\">significant border security reforms<\/a> must \u2063be implemented \u200cfor the House to approve\u2063 Biden&#8217;s $100 billion supplemental request for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Some members have even taken a harder stance,\u200b insisting that government funding should not be approved unless border policy\u200d changes\u2064 are enacted. The rallying cry of &#8220;Shut down the border or shut down the government&#8221; echoes\u2062 among\u2063 the most conservative \u200cmembers \u200dof \u200dJohnson&#8217;s \u200bconference.<\/p>\n<p>The urgency of \u2064the situation is heightened by \u2063the impending expiration of four appropriations bills on January \u206419, with the remaining eight set to lapse on February 2. While Johnson has been \u2062engaged in talks regarding spending levels, the short time frame increases the likelihood of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goya-ceo-if-we-shut-down-this-economy-its-the-beginning-of-the-end\/\" title=\"Goya CEO: If We Shut Down This Economy, It\u2019s The \u201cBeginning Of The End\u201d\">government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u200cthe White House&#8217;s handling of the border crisis and their attempt to blame Republicans, Johnson&#8217;s communications director, Raj Shah, circulated a memo criticizing their actions. Johnson has previously called on Biden to take executive action on the border, separate from any legislative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed on this developing story by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is\u2064 the\u200c impending expiration of four appropriations bills increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Speaker \u200cMike \u200bJohnson, a Republican\u2062 from Louisiana, is contemplating a \u2063bold move\u200c in the\u200c ongoing battle over\u2064 border security. \u2064In a private conference call with freshman members of the House Republican Conference, Johnson floated\u200b the\u200b idea of \u200bnegotiating directly with President Joe Biden, bypassing the Senate&#8217;s lead role in \u2064talks. This \u2062potential shift\u2064 comes\u200d at \u200ba\u200d time when the issue of border security is becoming entangled with\u2063 fights over government funding\u200c and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnson is still considering the\u200d possibility of these direct \u200dconversations, sources \u2064familiar with the\u2063 matter confirm that the Senate\u2062 currently holds the reins. Senate \u2062negotiators aim to present a \u200bframework for a\u200b border deal when lawmakers reconvene in Washington next\u2063 week.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson \u200chas made it abundantly clear that significant border\u200b security \u200breforms must be implemented \u2062for the \u200bHouse to approve Biden&#8217;s $100 billion \u200bsupplemental request for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. \u200bSome\u2064 members have even \u200ctaken a harder stance, insisting that \u2062government funding should not be \u2064approved unless there are enacted changes to border policy. The rallying cry\u2063 of &#8220;Shut down the border \u2064or shut down the government&#8221; echoes among the most\u2062 conservative members of Johnson&#8217;s conference.<\/p>\n<p>The urgency of the situation is heightened by the impending expiration of four appropriations bills on January 19, \u2064with\u200d the remaining eight set to lapse on February \u20632.\u200b While Johnson has been engaged in talks regarding spending levels, the short time frame increases the likelihood\u2063 of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the White House&#8217;s handling of the border crisis and their attempt to blame Republicans, Johnson&#8217;s communications director, \u2063Raj Shah,\u2063 circulated a\u2062 memo criticizing their actions. Johnson has previously called on Biden to take\u200c executive action on the border, separate from any legislative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>For more\u200c information and to stay informed on this developing story, please click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House on border security amidst the entanglement of government funding and Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) discussed this possibility during a private conference call with House Republican freshmen, suggesting direct negotiations as a potential solution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2141667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}