{"id":2339145,"date":"2024-09-10T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-plows-ahead-with-doomed-stopgap-spending-legislation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:29:31","slug":"johnson-plows-ahead-with-doomed-stopgap-spending-legislation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-plows-ahead-with-doomed-stopgap-spending-legislation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson plows ahead with doomed stopgap spending legislation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-plows-ahead-with-doomed-stopgap-spending-legislation-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=2339145&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) is proceeding with a vote on \u2062his government funding plan \u2063amidst rising dissent within his party that threatens its passage. Johnson&#8217;s proposal aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-predicts-when-americans-savings-will-run-dry\/\" title=\"JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Predicts When Americans\u2019 Savings Will Run Dry\">maintain current spending levels<\/a> until late March, contingent upon attaching the Republican SAVE \u2062Act, which necessitates\u2063 proof of\u200c citizenship\u2063 for voter registration. This stipulation, meant to\u2064 satisfy hardline Republicans, \u2062has instead sparked opposition from members of\u2062 his own party, with \u2063at least six already voicing their dissent \u200band more indicating similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Johnson remains committed to bringing the \u2064legislation to \u2062the floor, asserting its importance. However, \u2063with limited Republican support available\u2014he can only\u200d afford to lose four \u200cvotes in a full attendance scenario\u2014the success of the bill is uncertain.\u2063 Even if it passes the House, the proposal&#8217;s \u200cchances in the Democratic-controlled Senate remain slim, with predictions \u200csuggesting it might\u200d lead to a basic\u2063 funding extension without additional policy\u200d provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The current intra-party conflicts echo previous struggles faced\u2063 during similar budget discussions, \u200brecalling last year&#8217;s difficulties experienced by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy when he attempted to \u200bbalance demands from the party&#8217;s right faction. As \u2062the vote approaches, Johnson has not revealed any backup plans in case \u200dthe funding proposal fails.  <\/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\">Deja vu and no Plan B: Johnson plows ahead with doomed stopgap spending deal<\/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>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) will move forward with a vote on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3146421\/congress-braces-three-week-sprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government funding plan<\/a> despite growing opposition within his own party that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3141746\/house-republicans-punt-government-spending-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>kill the bill<\/a> when it reaches the floor this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Johnson unveiled his plan to fund the government last week, proposing to extend current spending levels until late March but only if lawmakers attach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148165\/trump-stolen-election-claims-save-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans&rsquo; SAVE Act<\/a> that would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. Although that caveat was made to appease some of his most hardline members, the proposal has been met with opposition from those very same Republicans &mdash; putting its future in peril.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP AND HARRIS FACE OFF IN ABC SHOWDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least six House Republicans have come out against the continuing resolution, with a handful of others hinting they&rsquo;d do the same. With Johnson&rsquo;s slim majority, he can only afford to lose four GOP votes if there is full attendance and all Democrats vote against it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Johnson has remained adamant he would bring the legislation to the floor for a vote, backing the proposal in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> with GOP lawmakers on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am in this to win this,&rdquo; Johnson told reporters. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s something we must do. That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s worth fighting for. I&rsquo;m not going to engage in conjecture and try to game out all the outcomes. I think this is something that we should do, and that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the continuing resolution on Wednesday, although it&rsquo;s not clear how GOP leaders will proceed if the bill fails on the floor. Johnson has not indicated any sort of backup plan, and one House Republican said there have been no discussions of next steps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if the continuing resolution did make it through the House, the SAVE Act is likely dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate. In fact, some Republicans predict sending a CR-SAVE Act combination to the upper chamber would only result in the return of a clean extension of funding levels without any policy riders.<\/p>\n<p>That possibility, some lawmakers said, is why they won&rsquo;t vote for the legislation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I refuse to be a thespian in the Speaker&rsquo;s failure theater,&rdquo; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), one of the first Republicans to come out against the plan, said in a post on X. &ldquo;The 6 month continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached is an insult to Americans&rsquo; intelligence. The CR doesn&rsquo;t cut spending, and the shiny object attached to it will be dropped like a hot potato before passage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The intraparty fighting and dragged-out spending negotiations bring a bout of deja vu to those on Capitol Hill. It&rsquo;s reminiscent of this time last year when then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to appease the right flank of his party while also trying to squeeze through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-leaders-signal-possible-funding-breakthrough-with-conservative-holdouts\/\" title=\"House GOP leaders hint at potential funding breakthrough with conservative holdouts.\">temporary spending agreement<\/a> to keep the government open.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, McCarthy proposed attaching Republicans&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-unveil-border-proposal-as-condition-for-ukraine-aid\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans reveal border proposal as requirement for Ukraine aid.\">signature border bill<\/a>, H.R. 2, to a continuing resolution as a way to buy more time for spending negotiations while also notching a GOP policy win. However, similar to Johnson&rsquo;s fate, a number of House Republicans opposed that proposal, causing it to fail when it was brought to the floor for a vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy then made a deal with House Democrats to pass a continuing resolution just hours before the government shutdown deadline, a move that ultimately resulted in his ouster as speaker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although Johnson may not experience that same fate &mdash; no House Republican is calling for his removal from the top leadership position &mdash; many lawmakers have said they feel as if they are reliving history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All over again,&rdquo; one lawmaker told the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have criticized Republicans for the repeated history, lamenting that GOP leaders are pushing forward a &ldquo;partisan and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump and allies hitch stolen election claims onto SAVE Act - Washington Examiner\">extreme continuing resolution&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that likely can&rsquo;t survive their own conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Extreme Republicans know that this bill has no chance of becoming law, and yet they want to force a vote that jeopardizes military readiness and veterans healthcare,&rdquo; House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen how this ends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It feels like <em>Groundhog Day <\/em>all over again,&rdquo; Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Ted Lieu (D-CA) added, referring to the 1993 film in which the protagonist finds himself reliving the same day over and over again.<\/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>**Familiar Struggles and No Backup: Johnson Presses On with Risky Temporary Spending Proposal**<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is determined to proceed with a vote on his government funding strategy, even as opposition mounts within his own party, potentially jeopardizing the bill&#8217;s chances when it comes to a vote this week. Last week, Johnson introduced his plan to maintain current spending levels until late March, contingent upon lawmakers passing the Republicans&#8217; SAVE Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. This stipulation was intended to satisfy some of the more hardline members of his party; however, it has faced backlash from those same Republicans, putting its viability at risk.<\/p>\n<p>At least six House Republicans have publicly opposed the continuing resolution (CR), with several others indicating they might follow suit. Given Johnson&#8217;s narrow majority in the House, he can only afford to lose four GOP votes if all members are present and Democrats oppose it unanimously. Despite this challenge, Johnson remains committed to bringing the legislation forward for a vote and expressed confidence during a closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers on Tuesday. &#8220;I am in this to win this,&#8221; he told reporters. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s something we must do&#8230; I\u2019m not going to engage in conjecture about all possible outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The vote on the continuing resolution is scheduled for Wednesday; however, it&#8217;s uncertain how GOP leaders will react if it fails. Johnson has not revealed any alternative plans or strategies moving forward after such an outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the CR passes through the House successfully, analysts believe that combining it with the SAVE Act would likely lead to its rejection in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Some Republicans anticipate that sending such a package would merely result in returning a clean extension of funding without any additional policy measures attached\u2014an outcome that some lawmakers cite as their reason for opposing this legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I refuse to be part of what I see as failure theater orchestrated by our Speaker,&#8221; stated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), one of those who initially opposed the plan via social media. He criticized both elements of proposed legislation as inadequate and misleading.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing disputes within party lines and protracted negotiations over spending evoke memories from last year when then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy attempted similar tactics by trying to appease right-wing factions while securing temporary funding agreements\u2014a strategy that ultimately led him into trouble when proposals failed due to internal dissent.<\/p>\n<p>While no calls have been made for Johnson\u2019s removal from leadership like McCarthy faced at that time\u2014indicating perhaps less immediate danger\u2014many legislators feel they are experiencing d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu regarding these political dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have condemned their Republican counterparts for repeating past mistakes and pushing through what they describe as an extreme partisan proposal unlikely even able survive internal divisions within their ranks.<br \/>\n&#8220;Extreme Republicans know this bill stands little chance,&#8221; remarked House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA). &#8220;We\u2019ve seen how these situations unfold.&#8221; Echoing similar sentiments about reliving history was Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Ted Lieu (D-CA), who likened current events reminiscently back towards themes found in *Groundhog Day*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2339146,"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\/WB.Congress-091124.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4762,7519,4086],"class_list":["post-2339145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-legislation","tag-stopgap","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WB.Congress-091124.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339145","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=2339145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}