{"id":2336702,"date":"2024-09-04T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-of-government-shutdown-fight-looming-after-recess-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:07:12","slug":"vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-of-government-shutdown-fight-looming-after-recess-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-of-government-shutdown-fight-looming-after-recess-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable House Republicans wary of government shutdown fight looming after recess &#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\">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%2Fvulnerable-house-republicans-wary-of-government-shutdown-fight-looming-after-recess-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=2336702&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>House Republicans are facing a challenging situation as\u2063 a \u200bpotential government\u200d shutdown looms after their recent recess. The GOP leaders plan to\u2064 introduce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-government-shutdown-house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-keep-washington-open\/\" title=\"No Government Shutdown: House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill To Keep Washington Open\">stopgap funding bill<\/a> that includes a controversial proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, \u200can initiative known as the SAVE Act. This effort \u2063is being spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson, who\u2064 has expressed urgency in getting the legislation voted on as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>However, many Republicans,\u2063 particularly those running in competitive\u2064 districts, are anxious about this\u2062 strategy, \u2064fearing that it could lead to a government shutdown. \u2062They argue that a clean extension of 2024 funding \u200dlevels might\u2062 be\u2062 necessary to\u2063 avoid such an\u2062 outcome and to protect their seats\u200c in districts that lean Democratic.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnson \u2063aims to leverage\u2064 this moment to secure\u2062 conservative priorities, he faces significant internal opposition. Hardline members of the House\u200d GOP are threatening to reject any spending deal\u2064 that does not include\u2062 the SAVE Act. Such a conflict could force Johnson to rely \u2064on Democratic votes to pass\u2062 a clean continuing\u2063 resolution, reminiscent of the events that led to the \u2062ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>With the possibility \u200bof all 435\u200d House seats being contested\u2062 in upcoming \u200belections, Republicans are keenly aware that they\u200d must handle the funding situation carefully to maintain \u2063their tenuous majority. As tensions\u200b rise, the outcome remains uncertain, with\u200d implications\u200d for\u2062 both\u2062 party dynamics \u2064and the broader\u200b political landscape as the 2024 \u200celections approach.  <\/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\">Vulnerable House Republicans wary of government shutdown fight looming after recess<\/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_1744994\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans running in competitive races are expressing concerns with GOP leaders&rsquo; plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3141746\/house-republicans-punt-government-spending-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>push through a stopgap funding bill<\/a> that would attach a proof-of-citizenship voting bill even at the risk of temporarily shutting down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3118220\/house-freedom-caucus-punt-spending-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled his plan for government spending on a conference call with House Republicans on Wednesday, which would extend the funding deadline for fiscal 2025 until next year. The six-month extension would also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3137198\/government-shutdown-feud-citizenship-voting-bill-gop-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attach the SAVE Act,<\/a> a bill negotiated by Johnson and former President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship for voter registration &mdash; a policy rider that is likely dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson told lawmakers he wants to vote on the spending legislation &ldquo;as soon as possible,&rdquo; a lawmaker on the call told the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>possibly teeing it up for a vote as early as next week. House leaders are expected to begin whipping support for the bill when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday, another lawmaker said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the proposal is not being met with unanimous support among Republicans, particularly from those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-nrsc-targets-democratic-energy-hypocrisy-in-devastating-new-swing-state-ad-buy\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: NRSC Targets Democratic \u2018Energy Hypocrisy\u2019 In Devastating New Swing State Ad Buy\">facing tough reelection bids<\/a> in toss-up districts. Even if the spending bill does make it through the House, some lawmakers predict it will be returned by the Senate as a clean extension of 2024 spending levels with no policy riders attached.<\/p>\n<p>That clean continuing resolution, they countered, might be the only way to avoid a government shutdown &mdash; a crucial move to defend Republican seats in Democratic-leaning districts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we are in hand-to-hand combat politics, and some of those in cubicles making decisions, they&rsquo;ve never been in hand-to-hand combat,&rdquo; one House Republican told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;We cannot shut down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have a four-seat majority in the House, holding 220 seats compared to Democrats&rsquo; 211. With all 435 seats up for grabs in November, only 42 considered are considered to be competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Of those competitive seats, 17 are held by Republicans in districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, compared to just five Democrats who must defend their seats in districts carried by Trump.&nbsp;As a result, many of those Republicans will likely want to spend the final months of the 2024 cycle on the campaign trail rather than elongating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-spending-fight-is-house-gops-only-leverage-point-chip-roy-says\/\" title=\"Chip Roy says that the government spending fight is the House GOP&#039;s sole leverage point.\">government spending fight<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The proposal to delay a government spending deal until next year comes as Johnson has faced pressure from those on his right flank to &ldquo;use our leverage&rdquo; to ensure Democrats cannot use Biden&rsquo;s final months in a lame-duck period to push through a massive spending bill that advances the party&rsquo;s agenda. Instead, the group wants to delay the process until next year after they hope Trump is sworn in for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>But that could be easier said than done for Johnson. Several of his most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-touts-early-house-momentum-as-biggest-challenges-lie-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy touts early House momentum as biggest challenges lie ahead\">hard-line members<\/a> in the House GOP caucus are threatening to vote against a final spending deal if the SAVE Act is not attached.<\/p>\n<p>That could put him in a position to depend on Democratic votes to help him pass a clean CR that could pass the Senate and get signed by the president to keep the government running. It is reminiscent of last year&rsquo;s spending fight when then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) advanced a clean spending deal with Democratic support, leading to his ouster just weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>House leaders initially planned to pass all 12 of their appropriations bills before adjourning in late July, an ambitious goal they failed to meet due to intraparty disagreement. Instead, the House only managed to pass five, with the others either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3078148\/house-gop-fails-pass-bill-funding-legislative-branch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>failing on the floor<\/a> or being <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1815931042546815237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pulled from consideration<\/a> because of a lack of support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Senate has not passed any of the bills, largely acknowledging the spending fight will rest in the hands of the next administration. Even so, House Democrats have largely blamed Republicans for the lack of a finalized budget.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just like last year, House Republicans&rsquo; refusal to meet House Democrats at the table has left us without time to pass all 12 bills before the end of September,&rdquo; House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We need a continuing resolution because House Republicans let their most extreme members drive the ship. Let us hope they do not drive us straight to a Republican shutdown.&rdquo;<\/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_1744994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744994\"}});<\/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>House Republicans in competitive districts are expressing apprehension about their leaders&#8217; strategy to advance a temporary funding bill that includes a proof-of-citizenship voting requirement, even if it risks a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) presented his spending plan during a conference call with House Republicans on Wednesday, proposing to extend the funding deadline for fiscal 2025 until next year. This six-month extension would also incorporate the SAVE Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration\u2014a provision likely to face rejection in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Johnson indicated he aims to bring the spending legislation to a vote &#8220;as soon as possible,&#8221; potentially as early as next week. House leaders are expected to rally support for this bill when lawmakers reconvene on Monday; however, it is not universally supported among Republicans, especially those facing challenging reelection campaigns in swing districts.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the House passes this spending bill, some lawmakers anticipate that it will be sent back by the Senate as a straightforward extension of 2024 spending levels without any additional provisions attached. They argue that such a clean continuing resolution might be essential to prevent a government shutdown\u2014an important consideration for protecting Republican seats in districts leaning Democratic. One Republican expressed concern about their current political strategy: &#8220;We cannot shut down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The GOP holds a slim four-seat majority in the House with 220 seats compared to Democrats&#8217; 211. With all 435 seats up for election in November and only 42 deemed competitive\u201417 held by Republicans representing Biden-won districts and just five Democrats defending Trump-won areas\u2014many of these Republicans prefer focusing on campaigning rather than prolonging budget disputes.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s proposal comes amid pressure from more conservative members who want him to leverage their position against allowing Democrats to push through significant spending measures during President Biden&#8217;s final months in office. They advocate postponing negotiations until after they hope Trump will take office again next year; however, achieving this may prove challenging for Johnson since several hardline members threaten opposition unless the SAVE Act is included.<\/p>\n<p>This situation could force him into relying on Democratic votes for passing an unamended continuing resolution capable of clearing both chambers and being signed into law\u2014a scenario reminiscent of last year&#8217;s budget conflict when then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) faced backlash after advancing such an agreement with Democratic backing.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, House leaders aimed to pass all twelve appropriations bills before adjourning at the end of July but fell short due largely to internal disagreements within their party; only five were passed while others either failed or were withdrawn due lack of support. Meanwhile, no bills have been passed by the Senate yet since they recognize that upcoming budget discussions will likely fall under new administration control.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this stalemate, House Democrats have pointed fingers at Republicans regarding delays in finalizing budgets: \u201cJust like last year,\u201d said Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking member on the Appropriations Committee, \u201cHouse Republicans\u2019 refusal&#8230; has left us without time.\u201d She emphasized needing a continuing resolution because extreme factions within their party seem poised towards leading them toward another government shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2336703,"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\/06\/Johnson-Scalise-approps-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40100,39629,32504,40099],"class_list":["post-2336702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-recess","tag-government-shutdown","tag-political-strategy","tag-vulnerable-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Johnson-Scalise-approps-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336702","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=2336702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}