{"id":2338706,"date":"2024-09-09T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democratic-leadership-blasts-cr-as-those-in-favor-of-save-act-stay-silent-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:12:24","slug":"house-democratic-leadership-blasts-cr-as-those-in-favor-of-save-act-stay-silent-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democratic-leadership-blasts-cr-as-those-in-favor-of-save-act-stay-silent-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democratic leadership blasts CR as those in favor of SAVE Act stay silent &#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\">34<\/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-democratic-leadership-blasts-cr-as-those-in-favor-of-save-act-stay-silent-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=2338706&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 Democratic leadership has criticized the Republican\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-finally-scored-a-big-procedural-win-but-a-shutdown-still-looms\/\" title=\"McCarthy secures major win, but shutdown threat remains.\">proposed continuing resolution<\/a> (CR)\u200c as &#8220;partisan&#8221; and\u200c &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; This CR is coupled with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which seeks \u2062to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal \u2064elections. The \u2064House is poised to debate and vote on this measure to avert a government shutdown. Five House Democrats who previously supported 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> are notably silent regarding their stance on the CR.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader \u2063Hakeem Jeffries condemned the \u200bGOP&#8217;s \u200cplan in a letter to colleagues, \u2064advocating for a \u2064bipartisan spending agreement devoid of partisan \u200binitiatives.\u200d The five Democrats\u2014Jared Golden, Don Davis, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Henry Cuellar, and Vicente Gonzalez Jr.\u2014have shown a tendency to cross party lines in past \u2062votes, which \u2062raises uncertainty about their alignment on the\u2062 current resolution.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill after a recess, they faced challenges from both Democratic \u200band Republican \u200dfactions. Senate Democrats expressed strong opposition to the CR, likely pushing for \u2063a\u200b straightforward \u2064version without the SAVE Act to prevent a government shutdown. Additionally, hard-line Republicans are urging their leadership to delay comprehensive spending packages until the next year, \u2064aiming for a potential Trump presidency to influence\u200d decisions.  <\/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\">House Democratic leadership blasts CR as those in favor of SAVE Act stay silent<\/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_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Democratic<\/a>&nbsp;leadership condemns the Republicans&rsquo; proposed continuing resolution as &ldquo;partisan&rdquo; and &ldquo;unacceptable,&rdquo; eyes will be on the five House Democrats who voted in favor of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"voter integrity bill\">voter integrity bill<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday and are preparing to vote on a continuing resolution with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act attached as they attempt to avoid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"government shutdown\">government shutdown<\/a>. The messaging bill, which would bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections, is backed by House GOP leadership and former President Donald Trump and would extend funding for the government until March 28 next year.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Don Davis (D-NC), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-TX)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076713\/trump-backed-election-integrity-bill-barring-noncitizens-voting-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted in favor<\/a>&nbsp;of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act earlier this year. So far, the five Democrats have been silent on whether they support the CR with the SAVE Act attached. The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;reached out to the lawmakers multiple times on how they plan to vote on the House floor but received no response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a &ldquo;Dear Colleague&rdquo; letter sent Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called the GOP&rsquo;s continuing resolution plan &ldquo;unserious and unacceptable,&rdquo; arguing that the House needs to pass a spending deal &ldquo;free of partisan policy changes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Davis, Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, and Cuellar have voted against the party in the past, most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3098021\/house-passes-resolution-kamala-harris-border-czar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voting to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> for her role in helping to oversee the migrant crisis. Reps. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) and Mary Peltola (D-AK) also voted in favor of that resolution, and the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to both to see how they would vote on the CR.<\/p>\n<p>Of the five who voted for the SAVE Act, Cuellar is the only incumbent running in a &ldquo;likely Democratic&rdquo; seat in the 2024 election. Golden, Perez, and Davis are in &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; races, and Gonzalez&rsquo;s seat is ranked &ldquo;lean Democrat.&rdquo; Democrats in tight, competitive races or states that voted for Trump in 2020 tend to vote outside party lines to match their constituency, so a vote for the CR from any of the five would not be surprising.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is facing challenges from all sides as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after a monthlong recess. Senate Democrats, who control the upper chamber, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/news\/majority\/schumer-and-murray-joint-statement-on-house-republican-funding-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blasted the CR<\/a> as Johnson &ldquo;catering to the hard MAGA right.&rdquo; The Senate is likely to send back a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-toomey-democrats-dont-need-a-single-republican-vote-to-pass-their-3-5-trillion-bill\/\" title=\"Senator Toomey: Democrats \u2018Don\u2019t Need A Single Republican Vote\u2019 To Pass Their .5 Trillion Bill\">clean continuing resolution<\/a> without the SAVE Act attached, which might be the only way to avoid a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker is also facing pressure from his right flank to guarantee that Democrats cannot use President Joe Biden&rsquo;s final months in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-old-man-and-the-aoc\/\" title=\"The Old Man and the AOC\">lame-duck period<\/a> to push through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tuberville-democrat-relief-bill-to-spark-inflation-fuel-poverty\/\" title=\"Sen. Tuberville: Democrat \u2018relief\u2019 bill to spark inflation, fuel poverty\">massive spending bill<\/a> before the Christmas recess. Instead, hard-line Republicans are urging leadership to delay the process until next year after they hope Trump is sworn in for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3143608\/johnson-opposition-save-act-shutdown-gop-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>come out against the CR<\/a> already, with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Matt Rosendale (R-MT) planning to vote against the bill when it comes to the House floor. Some hard-liners such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who support the SAVE Act but traditionally vote against CRs, are noncommittal on their votes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable House Republicans&nbsp;also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3143157\/vulnerable-house-republicans-wary-government-shutdown-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voiced concern<\/a>&nbsp;over the speaker&rsquo;s proposal following a conference call last week, saying it risks a government shutdown weeks before the Nov. 5 election.<\/p>\n<p>This poses a math problem for the speaker as he can only afford to lose four votes on any given measure to pass along party lines &mdash; meaning Johnson may have to rely on Democratic votes for a clean continuing resolution that would pass the Senate and receive Biden&rsquo;s signature to keep the government open.<\/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_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/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 Democratic leaders criticize the Republicans&#8217; proposed continuing resolution (CR), labeling it as &#8220;partisan&#8221; and &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; Attention is now focused on five House Democrats who supported a voter integrity bill in July. As lawmakers reconvene on Capitol Hill, they are gearing up to vote on a CR that includes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which aims to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections. This bill has backing from House GOP leadership and former President Donald Trump, and it would fund the government until March 28 of next year. The five Democrats\u2014Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Don Davis (D-NC), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-TX)\u2014have not publicly stated their stance on the CR with the SAVE Act attached despite having voted for it earlier this year. The Washington Examiner attempted to contact them multiple times regarding their voting intentions but received no replies.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to colleagues, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized the GOP&#8217;s CR plan as &#8220;unserious and unacceptable,&#8221; insisting that any spending deal should be free of partisan policy changes. Some of these Democrats have previously broken party lines; for instance, they recently voted against Vice President Kamala Harris concerning her handling of the migrant crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who supported the SAVE Act, Cuellar is currently running in a district considered &#8220;likely Democratic&#8221; for the 2024 election cycle, while Golden, Perez, and Davis are involved in competitive races categorized as &#8220;toss-ups,&#8221; with Gonzalez&#8217;s seat leaning Democratic. It\u2019s common for Democrats in tight races or Trump-supporting states to cross party lines based on their constituents&#8217; preferences; thus, if any of these five vote for the CR, it wouldn&#8217;t be unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Johnson faces challenges from various factions as Congress returns after a month-long break. Senate Democrats have criticized his approach as catering too much to hardline MAGA supporters. The Senate may propose a straightforward continuing resolution without including the SAVE Act\u2014a move that could help avert a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Johnson is under pressure from right-wing members who want to ensure that Democrats cannot leverage President Biden\u2019s final months before Christmas recess to push through significant spending legislation before he leaves office\u2014some hardliners advocate postponing such decisions until next year when they hope Trump will return as president.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have already expressed opposition to this CR; Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Matt Rosendale (R-MT) plan to vote against it when presented in Congress. Hardline members like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) support SAVE but typically oppose continuing resolutions; she remains undecided about her vote.<\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable Republican representatives also raised concerns during last week&#8217;s conference call about potential risks associated with Johnson&#8217;s proposal leading up to elections scheduled for November 5th\u2014this creates complications since he can only afford four dissenting votes within his party line for passage\u2014which may necessitate seeking Democratic support for an unamended continuing resolution capable of passing through both chambers and receiving Biden\u2019s approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2338707,"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\/house-democrats-voted-for-save-act-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40475,33723,5191,34333,32076],"class_list":["post-2338706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cr","tag-house-democrats","tag-leadership","tag-save-act","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-democrats-voted-for-save-act-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338706","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}