{"id":2333243,"date":"2024-08-29T05:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-feud-over-citizenship-voting-bill-tests-gop-leadership-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T05:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T09:29:58","slug":"government-shutdown-feud-over-citizenship-voting-bill-tests-gop-leadership-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-feud-over-citizenship-voting-bill-tests-gop-leadership-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Government shutdown feud over citizenship voting bill tests GOP leadership &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fgovernment-shutdown-feud-over-citizenship-voting-bill-tests-gop-leadership-washington-examiner%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=2333243&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>The \u2062article discusses the ongoing tensions among Republican lawmakers regarding\u200d a proof-of-citizenship voting bill\u200d amid a looming government shutdown. The GOP is experiencing\u2062 an internal struggle over whether to attach the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) \u200bAct to a stopgap spending measure \u2062necessary to avoid a \u2063shutdown on October \u20641. Senate GOP leaders are resisting \u200dthe idea, while Speaker Mike Johnson faces pressure from the conservative Freedom Caucus to \u2064push for its inclusion. Prominent figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene express \u200bskepticism about\u200d Johnson&#8217;s commitment\u2064 to \u200cthe\u2063 bill.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict is exacerbated\u200d by differing \u200dpriorities \u2064among Republican leaders, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u2064reportedly concerned that including the bill could jeopardize a \u2062bipartisan spending agreement. The article highlights the\u200d significant implications of this intra-party feud, indicating that how GOP leaders\u200b handle \u2062this situation could affect their future positions and \u2063the party&#8217;s cohesion, \u200cespecially with upcoming \u2064elections on the horizon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Government shutdown feud over citizenship voting bill tests GOP leadership<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1739129\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>How top congressional <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> navigate an intraparty feud over a proof-of-citizenship voting bill and a looming <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government shutdown<\/a> could make or break their future in leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers and congressional sources told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Republican members will be watching closely who among their leaders fights to attach a bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076713\/trump-backed-election-integrity-bill-barring-noncitizens-voting-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration<\/a> to a stopgap spending measure to avert an Oct. 1 shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate GOP leaders are resisting an effort by hard-line House Republicans to tack on the legislation known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is in the clear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s my issue: I don&rsquo;t want to vote for something that I don&rsquo;t have a speaker of the House that will fight for it,&rdquo; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;And I know for a fact we do not have a speaker of the House that will fight for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the Capitol, Republican sources say the trio gunning to be the next Senate GOP leader are under the microscope: Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). All three are SAVE Act co-sponsors and running to be Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&rsquo;s (R-KY) successor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not only part of government funding and election integrity but also a piece of the race for McConnell&rsquo;s replacement,&rdquo; a senior Senate GOP source said. &ldquo;Calling on those individuals to take a stand here is going to be important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sources in both chambers say McConnell is privately pushing against including the SAVE Act out of fear the partisan legislation could tank a spending deal with the Democratic-led Senate and threaten a shutdown at a pivotal time before the November elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Introducing the SAVE Act in the House could also give Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) an opportunity to throw in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-call-on-states-to-introduce-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers call on states to introduce election integrity laws\">voting rights bill<\/a>, such as the John Lewis Act.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson is facing pressure from the conservative Freedom Caucus, which took the official position on Aug. 12 to include the SAVE Act in any continuing resolution legislation and is demanding Johnson use &ldquo;leverage&rdquo; in the spending fights to pass the Trump-backed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The support for the SAVE Act from both hard liners and establishment GOP lawmakers in this latest spending deal is a contrast to previous feuds over such measures known as continuing resolutions. Infighting between House leadership and hard-line members from the House Freedom Caucus over CRs have previously kneecapped negotiations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, it appears September will be an inter-chamber battle between Senate and House Republicans over whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-panther-ii-wont-move-production-out-of-georgia\/\" title=\"\u2018Black Panther II\u2019 Won\u2019t Move Production Out Of Georgia\">voter integrity bill<\/a> should be included.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans accuse McConnell of undermining their talks and presenting misleading fears over including the SAVE Act because he would prefer to pass a yearlong budget package. Many congressional Republicans want a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-pushes-further-cuts-transparency-to-build-back-better-bill-citing-inflation-cbo-score\/\" title=\"Manchin Pushes Further Cuts, Transparency To \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 Bill, Citing Inflation, CBO Score\">short-term measure<\/a> to allow a potential Trump presidency greater power over government spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McConnell wants an end-of-year omnibus,&rdquo; a senior Republican aide told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big swamp spending spree for all the usual swamp suspects. Most people see right through this and think he&rsquo;s pulling the John Lewis thing out of thin air.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell&rsquo;s office declined to comment and said it did not respond in the press to internal GOP staff discussions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The SAVE Act, which is sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and endorsed by Johnson and former President Donald Trump, was passed with support from all Republicans and five Democrats back in July.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several hard-line conservatives hardly ever vote for continuing resolutions. They argue that spending bills should be passed one by one and excessive spending should be cut, not extended. As they have in previous spending battles this Congress, House GOP leadership has needed to rely on Democratic support to pass a CR through to the Senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roy said he is one of such conservatives who &ldquo;loath to pass a continuing resolution&rdquo; in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>&lsquo;&ldquo;As we head into the September season and funding government, we don&rsquo;t think we should be funding the government if we&rsquo;re not ensuring that the elections that are going to determine the fate and future of the country aren&rsquo;t being decided by just citizens,&rdquo; Roy said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican blasted &ldquo;swamp Republicans&rdquo; such as McConnell for supporting a CR, arguing they want the spending deal to secure money for Ukraine and receive earmarks to get &ldquo;goodies as retiring members of Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, those of us &mdash; you want to talk about, like, who&rsquo;s fighting, you&rsquo;ve got conservative Republicans who were trying to do what we said we would do, which is constrain spending, constrain the swamp, ensure only citizens vote, try to deal with the border the best we can and manage a funding bill to get it out of a swamp driven lame duck,&rdquo; Roy said.<\/p>\n<p>However, a House leadership aide told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the length for a CR, as well as bills attached, such as the SAVE Act, could impact whether some Republicans typically against the spending measure are swayed to vote for it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to kick the can down the road, but we are in a position right now where, heading into September, we are almost assuredly going to get a continual resolution because we don&rsquo;t have the appropriations bills completed,&rdquo; Roy said. &ldquo;So if that&rsquo;s going to be the case, then I believe that we should be fighting for an important issue that unites our conference, but more importantly, is an 80 plus percent issue among American citizens.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greene said she would consider voting for the CR should the SAVE Act be included.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t have fair elections, if we don&rsquo;t have elections we can trust, we don&rsquo;t have a government. And that&rsquo;s really the reality. So yeah, we&rsquo;re willing to fight for it. I&rsquo;m willing to fight for it,&rdquo; Greene said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Emily Hallas contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1739129\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739129\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing conflict regarding a proof-of-citizenship voting bill amidst the threat of a government shutdown is putting GOP leadership to the test. According to GOP lawmakers and congressional insiders speaking to the Washington Examiner, Republican members are closely monitoring which leaders advocate for attaching this bill, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, to a temporary spending measure aimed at preventing a shutdown on October 1. Senate Republican leaders are pushing back against hard-line House Republicans who want to include this legislation. However, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is not entirely safe from scrutiny; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) expressed doubts about Johnson&#8217;s commitment to fighting for the bill.<\/p>\n<p>In the Senate, potential successors to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)\u2014Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)\u2014are under pressure as they co-sponsor the SAVE Act while vying for leadership positions. A senior Senate GOP source noted that their stance on this issue could significantly impact their future roles.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell is reportedly concerned that including the SAVE Act could jeopardize negotiations with Democrats and lead to a government shutdown just before crucial elections in November. Introducing this act in the House might also allow Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) an opportunity to propose his own voting rights legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative Freedom Caucus has been vocal about including the SAVE Act in any continuing resolution, urging Johnson to leverage spending negotiations in favor of this Trump-backed initiative. This situation marks a shift from previous conflicts over continuing resolutions where infighting hampered progress.<\/p>\n<p>As September approaches, tensions between House and Senate Republicans are rising over whether voter integrity measures should be part of funding discussions. Some Republicans accuse McConnell of undermining efforts by raising unfounded concerns about including such legislation when he prefers passing an extensive budget package instead.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who sponsors the SAVE Act alongside support from Johnson and former President Trump, criticized &#8220;swamp Republicans&#8221; like McConnell for backing continuing resolutions that he believes prioritize unnecessary spending rather than addressing core issues like election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some conservatives&#8217; reluctance towards continuing resolutions altogether\u2014arguing they should pass individual bills instead\u2014Roy acknowledged that if such measures must be enacted due to incomplete appropriations bills, it\u2019s essential they fight for significant issues like voter eligibility that resonate with both party members and constituents alike.<\/p>\n<p>Greene indicated she might support a continuing resolution if it includes provisions from the SAVE Act, emphasizing that trustworthy elections are fundamental for effective governance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3401,"featured_media":2333244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mcconnell-johnson-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39630,32316,39629,37324],"class_list":["post-2333243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-citizenship-voting-bill","tag-gop-leadership","tag-government-shutdown","tag-political-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mcconnell-johnson-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333243","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\/3401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}