{"id":2337008,"date":"2024-09-05T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-spending-plan-faces-early-house-gop-resistance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T05:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:41:02","slug":"johnson-spending-plan-faces-early-house-gop-resistance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-spending-plan-faces-early-house-gop-resistance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson spending plan faces early House GOP resistance &#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\">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%2Fjohnson-spending-plan-faces-early-house-gop-resistance-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=2337008&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 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-claims-democrats-on-path-to-passing-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi Claims Democrats on &#039;Path&#039; to Passing Infrastructure Bills\">faces significant opposition<\/a> from conservative members of the House GOP regarding his proposed six-month extension for government funding. Despite including the SAVE Act, a proof-of-citizenship voting bill aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-threatens-to-veto-house-appropriations-bill-for-dod\/\" title=\"Biden vows to veto DOD appropriations bill.\">appeasing hard-line conservatives<\/a>, he is struggling to secure enough votes for passage. Key dissenters, such as Reps. \u2062Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), have \u2063publicly stated their intention to vote\u2062 against\u2062 the \u200bmeasure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doomed-two-gop-candidates-join-trump-in-demolishing-joe-in-general-election\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Fate Sealed: Two GOP Candidates Unite with Trump to Crush Joe in Election\">highlighting potential challenges<\/a> in Johnson&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>As House Republicans prepare to vote on the \u200cproposal after \u200da month-long recess, concerns have been raised about its failure leading to a\u200d government shutdown \u2063shortly before the\u2064 November 5 elections. Vulnerable House Republicans expressed worry that the inclusion of the SAVE Act\u2014supported by former President Donald\u200b Trump\u2014might complicate negotiations with\u200b Democrats, who are expected to favor a clean funding bill devoid\u200c of such policy riders.<\/p>\n<p>While some\u200c Republicans show initial support for the proposal, the infighting and \u2064skepticism\u200b among hard-liners signal that Johnson may not be able to unite his party to pass the \u200dlegislation. The urgency of the \u2063funding extension, due by September\u2063 30, adds pressure on Johnson to navigate these divisions effectively.  <\/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\">Johnson spending plan faces early resistance from House GOP hard-liners<\/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_1746005\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is at risk of not having the votes to pass a six-month extension in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government funding<\/a> despite his inclusion of a voting measure meant to appease reluctant conservatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House GOP leadership plans to begin whipping votes for the proposal, which includes the SAVE Act, a proof-of-citizenship voting bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3137198\/government-shutdown-feud-citizenship-voting-bill-gop-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>demanded by <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><\/a>, when lawmakers return from a monthlong recess on Monday. But already, he is facing resistance from a group of fiscal hawks who rarely, if ever, vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-opposes-short-term-continuing-resolution-unless-conservative-policies-are-passed-alongside\/\" title=\"Freedom Caucus opposes short-term continuing resolution without conservative policies.\">short-term funding extensions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) plan to vote against the measure when it comes up for a vote on the House floor, according to their offices, while lawmakers including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who pressed for the SAVE Act&rsquo;s inclusion, are so far noncommittal on their vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s crap,&rdquo; Massie said in a two-word statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. He, along with Greene, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973122\/marjorie-taylor-greene-moves-oust-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>failed to oust<\/a> Johnson in May over a series of deals he cut with the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The public opposition, though small, threatens Johnson&rsquo;s ability to pass the legislation in a chamber he only controls by four votes. If it fails, he risks weakening his hand in spending negotiations with the Democrats, who oppose the SAVE Act and are likely to push a &ldquo;clean&rdquo; bill without policy riders.<\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3143157\/vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-government-shutdown-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voiced concern<\/a> over Johnson&rsquo;s proposal following a Wednesday conference call, saying it risks a government shutdown weeks before the Nov. 5 election. Washington has until Sept. 30 to extend funding.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those same Republicans predicted the SAVE Act would get stripped from any final bill, even if it can pass the House as an opening offer in spending negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the proposal, also supported by former President Donald Trump, is viewed as an attempt by Johnson to demonstrate to hard-liners that he is fighting for conservative priorities. It incorporates a second demand that funding be pushed into the new year, designed to prevent leadership from &ldquo;jamming&rdquo; conservatives with a yearlong spending bill right before the Christmas recess.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, known as a continuing resolution, has been received positively by some hard-line Republicans. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is &ldquo;likely&rdquo; a &ldquo;yes&rdquo; vote given the inclusion of the SAVE Act, though a spokeswoman said, &ldquo;He wants to see all the details before making a final decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1831422294188831035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>praised<\/a> Johnson&rsquo;s decision to pair the voting restriction, which he authored, with the spending fight.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson, who hopes to bring the CR to the floor &ldquo;as soon as possible,&rdquo; is navigating pockets of mistrust from hard-line Republicans that could torpedo its chances.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), joined by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), says she&rsquo;ll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greene told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> she would &ldquo;consider&rdquo; voting for it but doubted Johnson would put up a &ldquo;fight&rdquo; with the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to support anything when we have leadership that won&rsquo;t go to the mat and actually take a stand,&rdquo; she said of Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Rosendale, who is retiring from Congress at the end of this term, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRosendale\/status\/1831331258653098148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>urged<\/a> leadership to finish the seven appropriations bills that have yet to pass the lower chamber instead of moving ahead with a CR.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076713\/trump-backed-election-integrity-bill-barring-noncitizens-voting-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unanimously passed<\/a> the SAVE Act in July and even picked up five Democratic votes. The offices of those five Democrats did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on whether they would support the spending bill by press time.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson can expect opposition from Democratic leadership, which has rejected the bill as a &ldquo;scare tactic&rdquo; that feeds into unfounded claims that millions of illegal immigrants are voting in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Under current law, voters must be U.S. citizens to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has previously enlisted Trump to help keep his right flank in line. The former president&rsquo;s public support for Johnson is credited with helping GOP leadership overcome Greene&rsquo;s ouster attempt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But on this issue, Trump has joined with hard-liners and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3139150\/trump-escalates-call-shutdown-fight-save-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>explicitly encouraged<\/a> Republicans to shut the government down if their demands are not met.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would shut down the government in a heartbeat if they don&rsquo;t get it,&rdquo; Trump said last week on the <em>Monica Crowley Podcast<\/em>. &ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t get these bills, they should close it down and Republicans should not approve it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/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_1746005\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1746005\"}});<\/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>Johnson&#8217;s spending proposal encounters initial pushback from House GOP hard-liners. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may struggle to secure enough votes for a six-month government funding extension, even with a voting measure aimed at satisfying hesitant conservatives. The House GOP leadership intends to start rallying support for the proposal, which features the SAVE Act\u2014a proof-of-citizenship voting bill sought by hard-line members\u2014when lawmakers return from their month-long break on Monday. However, he is already facing opposition from fiscal conservatives who typically oppose short-term funding extensions. Representatives Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) have indicated they will vote against the measure when it comes to the floor, while others like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who advocated for including the SAVE Act, remain undecided about their votes. Massie expressed his discontent succinctly in a statement to the Washington Examiner, calling it &#8220;crap.&#8221; He and Greene previously attempted to remove Johnson from his position in May due to various agreements he made with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>This early dissent poses a threat to Johnson&#8217;s ability to pass legislation in a chamber where he holds only a four-vote majority. A failure could undermine his negotiating power with Democrats, who oppose the SAVE Act and are likely to advocate for a straightforward funding bill without additional policy provisions. Some vulnerable House Republicans raised concerns during a conference call about how Johnson\u2019s plan could lead to a government shutdown just weeks before the November 5 election; Congress must extend funding by September 30.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these Republicans anticipate that any final bill will exclude the SAVE Act\u2014even if it passes through the House as an initial offer in budget discussions. Nonetheless, supported by former President Donald Trump, this proposal is seen as an effort by Johnson to show hard-liners that he is committed to conservative goals. It also includes another demand: delaying funding until next year so that leadership cannot pressure conservatives into accepting an extensive spending bill right before Christmas recess.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution has received some positive feedback from certain hard-line Republicans; Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) appears likely to support it due partly because of its inclusion of the SAVE Act but wants more details before making his final decision. Meanwhile, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) commended Johnson\u2019s choice of pairing this voting restriction\u2014which he authored\u2014with budget negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson faces skepticism among hard-line Republicans that could jeopardize its success as he aims for swift consideration of this resolution on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Greene mentioned she might consider supporting it but expressed doubts about whether Johnson would stand firm against Democrats: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to back anything when we have leadership unwilling to take strong stances,\u201d she remarked regarding him.<\/p>\n<p>Rosendale urged party leaders instead focus on completing seven pending appropriations bills rather than proceeding with this continuing resolution.<br \/>\nIn July, Republicans unanimously passed the SAVE Act and even garnered five Democratic votes; however those Democrats did not respond regarding their stance on supporting this spending bill by press time.<br \/>\nJohnson can expect resistance from Democratic leaders who have dismissed this initiative as merely fearmongering related unfounded claims about illegal immigrants voting in federal elections\u2014voters must be U.S citizens under current law.<br \/>\nPreviously enlisting Trump\u2019s help has been beneficial for maintaining unity within his party; however concerning this issue Trump has aligned himself with hard-liners advocating shutting down government if demands aren\u2019t met stating last week: \u201cI would shut down government immediately if they don\u2019t get what they want.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3412,"featured_media":2337009,"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\/09\/thomas-massie-marjorie-taylor-greene-rosendale-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32455,4162,15667,40149,32076],"class_list":["post-2337008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-gop","tag-johnson","tag-resistance","tag-spending-plan","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thomas-massie-marjorie-taylor-greene-rosendale-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337008","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\/3412"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}