{"id":2147759,"date":"2024-01-12T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-commits-to-spending-deal-ahead-of-partial-govt-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T16:39:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:39:21","slug":"speaker-johnson-commits-to-spending-deal-ahead-of-partial-govt-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-commits-to-spending-deal-ahead-of-partial-govt-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson pledges to support spending deal to avoid gov&#8217;t shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fspeaker-johnson-commits-to-spending-deal-ahead-of-partial-govt-shutdown%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=2147759&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Speaker\u200d of \u200bthe \u2064House\u200c Mike\u200d Johnson (R-LA) reads a statement to members of the press\u200b at the U.S.\u2063 Capitol on January \u206312, 2024 in Washington, DC. Far-right House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government on January 19\u2062 unless their demands for President Biden \u200cto enact stricter border laws are met. (Photo \u2064by Kent Nishimura\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/chloe-hauxwell\">Chloe Hauxwell<\/a><br \/>1:32 PM \u2013 Friday, January 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson has confirmed that the Lower \u2062Chamber will move forward with the spending deal brokered with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, \u2064Johnson (R-La.) spoke with \u2064reporters.\u2062 There, he said that Congress will follow the topline spending agreement \u200cannounced on\u2064 Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This has caused some tension within the Republican Party because \u200cthe agreement is\u2062 similar to the one that led to Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/kevin-mccarthy-loses-speakership-after-being-removed-in-historic-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a>\u2018s (R-Calif.) ouster.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Marjorie\u200c Taylor\u200c Greene (R-Ga.) has said it\u2064 comes down to how the money \u200cis spent,\u200b not\u2063 how much is being agreed to.<\/p>\n<p>She did warn Johnson about including \u2062more funding for Ukraine aid, saying that Republicans don\u2019t have to settle to get border security.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson explained the deal includes major cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe top line\u2063 agreement includes\u200d hard one \u2062concession to cut more billions, as you know from \u2064the \u2063IRS giveaway and the COVID era slush funds. \u2062And, it replaces accounting gimmicks from the \u200cprior \u200cFRA agreement,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it brings Congress much closer to regular order, which is our big commitment here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The speaker went on to say he has spoken\u2062 with many members from across the GOP conference, \u200bsaying he is\u2062 keeping his commitment to decentralize the speaker\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>Congress\u200c will now have to agree on the appropriations \u2062process in order to move forward with a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200c Receive breaking news blasts directly to\u2062 your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Donald \u2064Trump is riding high in Iowa after his\u2064 Fox News Town Hall as he leads \u200bthe poll\u2064 by more than 35-percent. Win Iowa Big,\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Senate Banking Committee holds\u2062 a hearing on efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl in \u200dthe U.S..<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the Colorado Supreme\u200d Court\u2019s decision to\u2064 disqualify Donald Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former Army Lieutenant Colonel and constitutional \u200dlawyer\u2063 Ivan\u200c Raiklin tells One America\u2063 News\u2063 about a new effort to \u200dhold military \u2064leaders accountable for \u2064pushing forward with an illegal mandate to administer COVID vaccines to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military service members<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to go \u200dbefore \u2063a federal \u200djury in\u200b Boston on Tuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its\u200c financial \u2063backer Microsoft were sued in Manhattan federal court\u2063 by a pair of nonfiction \u2064authors who say the companies\u200d misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor board to block its\u200b case accusing the company of illegally firing employees calling CEO\u200c Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and \u200cembarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked\u2064 off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does House Speaker\u2063 Mike Johnson defend the \u200bspending deal, and\u2064 what\u2062 are some of its\u2063 key features?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced that the Lower Chamber \u200dwill proceed with the spending deal negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. In a statement to reporters on Friday, \u200dJohnson \u200d(R-La.) confirmed that Congress will adhere\u2062 to the topline\u2063 spending agreement that was announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, this decision has caused some tension within the Republican Party, as the agreement bears similarities to the one that\u2062 led to\u2063 Representative Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-Calif.) removal from the speakership. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) expressed concerns about how the funds \u200bwill be allocated, emphasizing that the focus should be on border security rather than increasing funding for\u200c Ukraine aid.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson defended the deal, highlighting that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-40-of-us-attack-submarines-out-of-commission\/\" title=\"Nearly 40% of US attack submarines are currently inactive.\">includes significant budget cuts<\/a>. He stated, &#8220;The top-line agreement includes\u2062 a hard-won concession to cut billions, as you know from the IRS giveaway and the COVID era slush funds.\u200b And, it\u2062 replaces accounting gimmicks\u2062 from the prior\u2063 FRA agreement. And\u2064 it \u200cbrings Congress\u2062 much\u2062 closer to regular order, which\u200b is our big commitment here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Johnson assured that he had consulted numerous members of the\u2062 GOP conference and emphasized his commitment to decentralizing the speaker&#8217;s office. To proceed with a vote, Congress\u2064 will now need to \u2062agree on the appropriations process.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to\u2062 move forward with the spending deal raises important questions\u2063 about \u200cthe direction\u200b and priorities\u200b of \u200cthe Republican Party.\u2062 While some members are\u2063 concerned about the allocation of funds, others see the deal as a step towards regular order and fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the appropriations process and subsequent vote will determine whether this spending agreement will \u2064be ratified. As the situation unfolds, it will be crucial to closely monitor the reactions and actions of key stakeholders within the Republican\u200d Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) issues a statement at the U.S. Capitol, warning that far-right House Republicans may halt government operations on January 19 unless President Biden enforces stricter border laws. 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