{"id":2340259,"date":"2024-09-12T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-lawmakers-ready-to-turn-page-on-spending-battle-as-gop-discusses-paths-forward-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:52:21","slug":"house-lawmakers-ready-to-turn-page-on-spending-battle-as-gop-discusses-paths-forward-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-lawmakers-ready-to-turn-page-on-spending-battle-as-gop-discusses-paths-forward-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House lawmakers ready to turn page on spending battle as GOP discusses paths forward &#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-lawmakers-ready-to-turn-page-on-spending-battle-as-gop-discusses-paths-forward-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=2340259&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 lawmakers are \u2063looking\u2062 to move\u200b past\u2062 a contentious spending battle as GOP leaders seek a way to pass\u2063 a continuing resolution amidst pushback from hard-line Republicans. Recently, House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to cancel a scheduled \u2062vote on a spending bill\u2063 due to significant opposition within his party.\u200b This has led to renewed discussions among Republican members on how to proceed, with some emphasizing the urgency of\u200c avoiding a\u2062 government \u2062shutdown before the upcoming elections. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged the\u2064 need for a continuing resolution while warning\u200b against bickering that could lead to a shutdown. Meetings among rank-and-file GOP members and leadership indicated a desire \u2063to\u200c formulate a path forward, but hard-line factions remain insistent on spending cuts and additional measures, complicating the situation.\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Democrats have expressed frustration over the GOP&#8217;s \u2062internal disagreements and the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-more-focused-on-blaming-gop-for-shutdown-than-avoiding-one\/\" title=\"White House prioritizes blaming GOP over preventing shutdown.\">potential economic repercussions<\/a> of a government shutdown. House Minority\u200d Leader Hakeem Jeffries underscored the importance of resolving spending issues within \u200dthe calendar year to avoid harm to essential services. <\/p>\n<p>the ongoing division within the Republican party poses challenges \u200cto establishing a\u200b cohesive plan for government\u2063 funding, with leaders and Democrats urging prompt\u200b cooperation to avert potential shutdowns.  <\/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 lawmakers ready to turn page on spending battle as GOP discusses paths forward<\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are ready to move on from the latest spending battle as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> leadership fights for a way to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/continuing-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>continuing resolution<\/a> under fire from hard-line Republicans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3150854\/house-gop-scraps-vote-government-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>forced to scrap<\/a> a vote on the spending bill just hours before it was set to go to the House floor after a number of House Republicans came out in opposition to it, all but guaranteeing its failure. Now, leadership is back to the drawing board, as Democrats argue the GOP needs to stop catering to its right flank and centrist Republicans worry it&rsquo;s too close to an election to play with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have to pass the CR. It&rsquo;s just a reality,&rdquo; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) told reporters Thursday. &ldquo;So to me, you know, yes, negotiate. But let&rsquo;s move it along here. Because at the end of the day, we have an election, and we&rsquo;re not shutting the government down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rank-and-file GOP members met with Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) on Wednesday to discuss paths forward, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they were just taking our ideas and going back to leadership,&rdquo; the congressman said.<\/p>\n<p>Burchett was one of several Republicans who said earlier this week he was a &ldquo;no&rdquo; on the continuing resolution despite it having the Republicans&rsquo; Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. Although the addition was made to appease some 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>, the proposal was rejected by some of those very same Republicans who demanded including spending cuts even at the risk of a shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have one duty up here, one constitutional duty, and that&rsquo;s to pass a dadgum budget,&rdquo; Burchett told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats are confused about why hard-line Republicans are pressing back against the spending deal numbers and adding the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are a couple of weeks away from shutdown, and at least I thought we had a basic agreement on the numbers based on previous agreements, and yet they insist on adding all this garbage to it,&rdquo; House Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McGovern said that although it was &ldquo;enjoyable to watch&rdquo; the fighting at the Republican conference, he understood that the longer it takes to pass a spending bill, the more it will affect people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What it&rsquo;s resulting in is getting us closer and closer to a government shutdown, which will hurt our economy, and a lot of people will get hurt as a result of it,&rdquo; McGovern said of the GOP infighting. &ldquo;So, I mean, you got to bring a clean CR to the floor. Give us enough time to negotiate a long-term deal. And let&rsquo;s just do it. Instead of &lsquo;anti-woke week&rsquo; next week, they ought to be figuring out how to keep the government running.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the speaker needs to grow a spine and just say, look, we have to do the people&rsquo;s business,&rdquo; McGovern added. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t that hard. Let&rsquo;s get it done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told reporters that this is a &ldquo;Republican fight&rdquo; and that is the &ldquo;story of this term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that for the American people, it&rsquo;s important to understand that even taking out any sort of partisan opinion that you have, if you want to cast your vote, you should look at which party is able to govern and get things done,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said. &ldquo;Republicans have not been able to fully fund our government in two years. They have not been able to pass any significant legislation into law yet, despite there being plenty of opportunities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution that Johnson pulled Wednesday would have extended funding to March of next year. Republicans have urged a continuing resolution that delays the funding process until next year when they hope former President Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term. The former president waded into the continuing resolution fight in a post to Truth Social this week, arguing that the GOP should not fund the government unless the legislation includes &ldquo;assurances on Election Security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are hoping for a spending deal in this calendar year, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) saying it is the best path forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to get it resolved this calendar year because that&rsquo;s the only practical way to meet the needs of the American people,&rdquo; Jeffries said at his weekly press conference Thursday, highlighting cuts to veterans healthcare, the military, and the elimination of Social Security Administration in this current spending proposal. &ldquo;This is not complicated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-feud-over-citizenship-voting-bill-tests-gop-leadership-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Government shutdown feud over citizenship voting bill tests GOP leadership - Washington Examiner\">previous spending battles<\/a> over the last decade, such as when the GOP shut the government down in the 1990s, 2013, and 2018. Infighting over spending between hard-line Republicans and leadership in Congress has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2867505\/shutdown-showdown-freedom-caucus-gives-johnson-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>brought the government to the brink<\/a> of a shutdown in recent months. In 2023, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&rsquo;s decision to work with Democrats to pass a spending bill cost him the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of these shutdowns hurt everyday Americans,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;So they&rsquo;ve now done it three different times to try to enact their extreme agenda. Because the commonality is it&rsquo;s done by Republicans, why? Because they have put on the table an extreme ransom demand that they want to jam down the throats of the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, it&rsquo;s not hyperbole, hysteria, or a hypothetical to suggest that House Republicans may try to shut down the government,&rdquo; Jeffries added. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the reality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All eyes are on Johnson and leadership to see how they will press forward with the continuing resolution. Jeffries said he spoke briefly with the speaker Wednesday night on a path ahead, but no formal discussions on the subject have occurred. With a four-seat GOP majority, a spending deal that doesn&rsquo;t get a majority of Democratic support is likely to fail, given that many hard-liners typically vote against continuing resolutions no matter what.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in a divided government,&rdquo; Lawler said. &ldquo;Of course, there&rsquo;s going to have to be an agreement between Republicans and Democrats. So yes, there&rsquo;s going to be Democrats in the House that vote for a final bill that has been negotiated with Senate Democrats. It&rsquo;s just a reality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to at least engage with your colleagues,&rdquo; the New York Republican added. &ldquo;Yes, there&rsquo;s going to be people that don&rsquo;t vote for the final product, and if they&rsquo;re unwilling to pass an initial offering toward a negotiation, then you move on without them.&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_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 lawmakers from both parties are eager to move past the recent spending conflict as Republican leaders seek a strategy to pass a continuing resolution amid pressure from hardline Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had to cancel a vote on the spending bill just hours before it was scheduled due to significant opposition from several House Republicans, which nearly assured its failure. Now, leadership is reassessing their approach, with Democrats arguing that the GOP should stop catering to its far-right members and centrist Republicans expressing concern about risking a government shutdown so close to an election. &#8220;We need to pass the CR; it&#8217;s simply necessary,&#8221; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) stated on Thursday. &#8220;Yes, we can negotiate, but we need to keep things moving because we have an election coming up and cannot afford a government shutdown.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>GOP members met with Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) on Wednesday for discussions about potential solutions, according to Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN). Burchett mentioned that they were sharing ideas with leadership during this meeting. He was among several Republicans who opposed the continuing resolution despite it including their proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration\u2014an addition meant to satisfy some hardliners but ultimately rejected by those same members who insisted on spending cuts even at the risk of shutting down the government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have one responsibility here: passing a budget,&#8221; Burchett told reporters. Some Democrats expressed confusion over why hardline Republicans are resisting agreed-upon spending figures while also pushing for additional measures like the SAVE Act. &#8220;We&#8217;re just weeks away from a potential shutdown; I thought we had reached basic agreement on numbers based on prior discussions, yet they keep insisting on adding unnecessary provisions,&#8221; said House Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA). He noted that while he found it entertaining watching Republican infighting, delays in passing legislation could harm many people.<\/p>\n<p>McGovern urged for a straightforward continuing resolution that would allow time for negotiating long-term solutions instead of focusing on partisan issues next week: &#8220;The speaker needs to take charge and prioritize getting this done.&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) remarked that this ongoing struggle reflects broader issues within Republican governance: \u201cFor Americans looking at these developments without bias, it&#8217;s crucial they see which party can effectively govern.\u201d She pointed out that Republicans have struggled over two years without fully funding government operations or passing significant legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution Johnson withdrew would have extended funding until March next year; however, some Republicans prefer delaying funding until after next year&#8217;s elections when they hope Donald Trump might return as president. Trump recently weighed in via Truth Social advocating against any government funding unless it includes guarantees regarding election security.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats aim for an agreement before year-end since House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes that&#8217;s essential for addressing American needs effectively: \u201cResolving this issue within this calendar year is practical,\u201d he emphasized during his press conference Thursday while highlighting cuts affecting veterans&#8217; healthcare and other critical services in current proposals.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries referenced previous shutdowns instigated by GOP actions over decades as detrimental not only politically but also economically impacting everyday Americans significantly due largely because of extreme demands placed upon negotiations by certain factions within their party\u2014indicating such tactics may lead again towards another governmental impasse if not addressed promptly.<\/p>\n<p>With attention now focused squarely upon how Johnson will navigate these challenges ahead concerning future resolutions amidst divided congressional control where bipartisan cooperation appears increasingly necessary given slim majorities held across both chambers\u2014Lawler acknowledged engagement between parties must occur stating clearly there will be votes cast across party lines regardless of dissenting opinions present amongst more radical elements within his own ranks moving forward into negotiations ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2930,"featured_media":2340260,"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\/mike-lawler-jim-mcgovern-spending-deal-september-2024-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6203,40760,40761],"class_list":["post-2340259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop","tag-house-lawmakers","tag-spending-battle"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mike-lawler-jim-mcgovern-spending-deal-september-2024-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340259","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\/2930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}