{"id":2185081,"date":"2024-02-23T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-warn-speaker-johnson-against-poison-policy-riders-in-congressional-budget-fight\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:25:04","slug":"house-democrats-warn-speaker-johnson-against-poison-policy-riders-in-congressional-budget-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-warn-speaker-johnson-against-poison-policy-riders-in-congressional-budget-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats caution Speaker Johnson about including harmful policy provisions in the congressional budget battle"},"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\">30<\/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-democrats-warn-speaker-johnson-against-poison-policy-riders-in-congressional-budget-fight%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=2185081&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>Senior House Democrats Warn Speaker Mike \u2064Johnson Not to Give \u2064in \u2063to Conservative Demands<\/h2>\n<p>Senior House Democrats are sending a strong message\u2063 to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), urging him not to cave to conservative demands for controversial policy riders in proposed legislation to prevent \u2064a \u2063government shutdown next week.\u2064 In\u2064 a letter addressed to\u200d Johnson on Friday, more than\u200b a dozen Democrats called for the advancement of\u200b must-pass appropriations bills without any &#8220;harmful \u2062poison policy riders&#8221; proposed by members of the House Freedom Caucus. This warning adds pressure to Johnson as he navigates the\u2063 government spending \u2064fight just days before federal funding is set to lapse for several agencies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely concerned that the House Republican Leadership continues to advocate for policy riders that have been shown time and time again to be\u200c unpopular with the American people and obstacles to\u200d completing the appropriations process,&#8221; the \u200dletter states. &#8220;Again, after a series of missed deadlines and missed opportunities, advancing \u2062appropriations legislation free of\u200b poison pill provisions represents the only responsible path forward. We owe it to the American people to expeditiously pass appropriations bills\u2064 that meet the urgent needs of today and invest in America&#8217;s future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter, signed by prominent \u2064Democrats including Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), is a\u200b response to a list of\u2064 demands released by the House Freedom Caucus earlier this week. These demands include policy provisions that have been previously rejected by Democrats and even some centrist\u200b Republicans. Examples \u200bof \u2062these \u2064provisions \u2064are defunding the Pentagon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicization-of-the-military-shows-democrats-and-republicans-recruiting-crisis-through-different-ideological-lenses\/\" title=\"Politicization of the Military Shows Democrats and Republicans Recruiting Crisis Through Different Ideological Lenses\">abortion travel policy<\/a>, prohibiting funding for gun registries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shutdown-showdown-freedom-caucus-gives-johnson-terms-for-spending-fight\/\" title=\"Freedom Caucus sets terms for spending fight with Johnson in shutdown showdown\">red-flag gun laws<\/a>,\u200d and \u200cblocking attempts by the Biden administration to \u200cremove parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">southern border wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Freedom Caucus argue that if these demands are not included in a government spending bill, Congress should instead pass a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-backs-off-demands-for-deep-spending-cuts\/\" title=\"House Freedom Caucus withdraws demands for significant spending reductions\">-year stopgap bill<\/a> that implements\u200b 1% budget cuts\u2063 across the \u200dboard. However, Democrats are pushing back against this proposal and urging Johnson to\u2064 stick to the government spending\u200d levels agreed upon between the \u2063speaker and Senate\u2062 Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We strongly believe Congress must appropriate adequate \u200cfunding for non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-unveil-budget-that-hikes-taxes-increases-spending\/\" title=\"Biden to Unveil Budget That Hikes Taxes, Increases Spending\">-defense discretionary programs<\/a>,&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;Enacting \u2063domestic spending levels below\u2063 the $773 billion levels agreed by Speaker Johnson and Leader Schumer would threaten the health, safety, security, and economic well-being\u200b of our constituents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The approach Congress will take to \u200cavoid a government shutdown before the March 1 deadline is\u200b still uncertain.\u200d However, there have been discussions among House GOP leaders about packaging\u200c appropriations bills into minibuses. According to sources, this\u200b move would likely be accepted in the Democratic-led Senate. Talks are\u2064 ongoing between House and Senate\u200d leaders, and a funding \u2063proposal could be released as early as Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are scheduled to hold a member-only meeting on Friday evening to \u200bdiscuss the way forward on appropriations. The first batch of bills set\u2064 to expire provides \u2064funding for\u2064 Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Energy and Water. The deadline to pass the remaining appropriations bills is March 8.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the \u200bHouse Freedom \u200cCaucus influenced the inclusion\u200d of controversial policy riders in appropriations bills?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Uded policy riders \u2062related to immigration, healthcare, and environmental \u2063regulations, among\u200b others. The letter emphasizes the importance of moving forward with appropriations bills that \u200caddress \u2064the pressing needs of the\u2063 American people,\u2063 rather than being bogged down by controversial riders that have the \u2064potential to hinder progress.<\/p>\n<p>The House\u200b Freedom Caucus, a group of\u200b conservative Republicans, has often pushed for policy riders in an effort to advance their own agenda. However, these riders \u200dhave often proven to \u200dbe unpopular and have hindered the passage \u200bof \u200cimportant legislation. The senior House Democrats who signed the letter are urging Speaker Johnson not to give in to these demands and instead focus on \u200bpassing bills that prioritize the urgent needs of the country.<\/p>\n<p>With a government shutdown looming in the coming week, it is crucial that Speaker Johnson navigate this spending fight without being swayed by harmful policy riders. The American people deserve a functioning government that addresses\u2064 their\u2062 needs and invests in the future of the nation. By advancing appropriations bills without\u2064 controversial provisions, Speaker Johnson and his fellow Democrats\u2062 can demonstrate\u200d their commitment to responsible governance and effectively serve \u200bthe interests of the\u200d American people.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that \u2062the \u2063Democrats who signed the letter believe that the American people should\u200d not be held hostage to\u200d the demands of a small group of conservatives. \u2062They argue that it is time for \u2063the House \u2062Republican Leadership to \u200bprioritize the\u2064 needs\u200c of \u2064the\u200d country over divisive policy riders. The letter serves as a reminder\u200b to Speaker Johnson that making concessions to the House Freedom Caucus would only further hinder \u200cthe appropriations process and delay progress \u200don vital issues.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the deadline for federal funding\u2063 for several agencies approaches, the \u200bpressure \u2062is on Speaker Johnson to make the\u2063 right decision and prioritize the urgent needs\u200c of the American people. The senior House Democrats who signed the letter have made it clear that they will not tolerate harmful policy\u2062 riders and expect Speaker\u200c Johnson to \u200dact in the best\u200d interest of the nation. It\u200d remains to be \u2063seen how\u2063 Speaker Johnson will respond, but\u2063 the implications of his decision\u2062 will undoubtedly \u2062shape the path forward for \u200bgovernment funding and the priorities of the House Republicans. The American people will be watching closely to\u200d see if\u2062 Speaker Johnson chooses to cave to conservative \u2063demands or stands strong in delivering responsible governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior House Democrats are cautioning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) against giving in to conservative requests for contentious policy riders in legislation aimed at preventing a government shutdown next week. Over a dozen Democrats have written a letter to Johnson, urging him to prioritize essential appropriations bills without including any detrimental policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2185082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24036769328004.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24036769328004.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185081","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}