{"id":2340494,"date":"2024-09-13T05:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-grows-anxious-as-johnson-grapples-with-shutdown-showdown-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T05:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:08:17","slug":"senate-grows-anxious-as-johnson-grapples-with-shutdown-showdown-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-grows-anxious-as-johnson-grapples-with-shutdown-showdown-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate grows anxious as Johnson grapples with shutdown showdown &#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\">24<\/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%2Fsenate-grows-anxious-as-johnson-grapples-with-shutdown-showdown-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=2340494&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>Senators from \u2063both parties \u2064are closely watching \u2063House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) \u200das he \u200dnavigates a contentious government funding issue with hard-line\u200b Republicans. While senators are currently allowing Johnson some space to negotiate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-predicts-government-shutdown-will-occur-as-mccarthy-aims-to-keep-speakership\/\" title=\"Schiff foresees government shutdown while McCarthy strives for speakership.\">short-term spending deal<\/a>, they \u200bwarn that they may have to intervene soon\u2062 to prevent a government shutdown scheduled for October 1. Senate\u2062 Majority Leader \u200dChuck Schumer\u2064 (D-NY) expressed confidence \u2064in bipartisan collaboration among appropriators, while Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) expressed skepticism about the House&#8217;s ability to pass a bill amidst internal opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed stopgap funding measure, known\u200b as a continuing resolution, would <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> and delay the approval of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-delivers-latest-blow-to-johnsons-doomed-spending-plan-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate GOP delivers latest blow to Johnson\u2019s doomed spending plan - Washington Examiner\">full fiscal year budget<\/a>. This approach, however,\u200b faces criticism, \u200dparticularly \u200dconcerning additional\u200b voter\u2063 registration \u200drequirements proposed by Republicans, \u2064which \u2063Democrats oppose. Senate leaders are leaning towards a shorter continuing resolution that would last \u2064until the \u200bDecember elections, as extended delays could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-speaks-with-austin-ahead-of-senate-briefing-on-pentagon-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"Tuberville talks to Austin before Senate briefing on Pentagon abortion policy.\">impact military \u200breadiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The debate \u200dover government \u200cfunding is significant not only for current operations but \u2063also for \u200dupcoming GOP leadership dynamics in \u200cthe Senate, as several senators position themselves as potential successors to Mitch\u2063 McConnell (R-KY),\u2063 who plans to step down\u2064 after this election cycle. As the situation unfolds, the outcome \u200dcould influence party\u200b positioning and legislative strategy in the near future.  <\/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\">Senators grow anxious as Mike Johnson grapples with shutdown showdown<\/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_1741680\" 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>&rsquo;s (R-LA) latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3152451\/house-ready-turn-page-spending-battle-gop-discusses-paths-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">government funding feud<\/a> with hard-line Republicans has senators lying in wait &mdash; for now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Top senators in both parties are giving Johnson space to negotiate a short-term spending deal, but they warn that the upper chamber may soon be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3149062\/senate-gop-delivers-blow-mike-johnson-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"forced to step in\">forced to step in<\/a> to avert an Oct. 1 shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fortunately, in this body at least, the Democratic and Republican appropriators have a very good track record of working together,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a contender to be the next Senate GOP leader, signaled pessimism with the House up against a ticking clock. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My friends in the House tell me that they don&rsquo;t know whether they&rsquo;re going to be able to generate a bill,&rdquo; Cornyn told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Maybe the Senate is going to have to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest reminder that his majority is but a handful of votes, Johnson this week was forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3150854\/house-gop-scraps-vote-government-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"scrap the vote\">scrap the vote<\/a> on a stopgap measure known as a continuing resolution in the face of Republican blowback and demands to slash spending. House Republicans will work through the weekend in hopes of resolving the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution, which is paired with the GOP&rsquo;s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility&nbsp;Act to require additional layers of citizenship proof for voter registration, would fund the government at current spending levels until late March and punt a full fiscal year budget until the next administration, which Republicans hope former President Donald Trump wins.<\/p>\n<p>But the bipartisan consensus in the Senate is for a continuing resolution until after the election in December, at which point Congress could approve full-year spending. Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle agree that a longer stopgap jeopardizes military readiness, and the SAVE Act is a nonstarter for Democrats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), left, stands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), center, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), right, at a ceremony to posthumously present Congress&rsquo; highest honor &mdash; the Congressional Gold Medal &mdash; to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the U.S.&rsquo;s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August of 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m waiting to see what the House&rsquo;s next plan is,&rdquo; Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Regardless of who wins the presidential election, we should be presenting them with a clean slate. They should not have the burden of dealing with issues related to a fiscal year that began in October.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) echoed her &ldquo;clean slate&rdquo; argument, underscoring the breadth of support among Senate Republicans across the ideological spectrum for a shorter continuing resolution. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-SD) expressed optimism the House will &ldquo;come together behind a plan&rdquo; next week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re trying to give the House some space,&rdquo; Thune said. &ldquo;At some point, I think we all agree we have to fund the government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Funding the government will be Congress&rsquo;s last major policy fight before embarking on recess until after the Nov. 5 election. The episode could have ramifications on the GOP leader race that&rsquo;s been festering in the Senate since Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced in February he&rsquo;d be stepping down from his role post-election once Republicans choose a successor.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn, who&rsquo;s previously held various leadership positions, and Thune are gunning for the job, as is the more conservative rabble-rouser, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know all these people running for leader really well. I think this is one little piece of the puzzle,&rdquo; Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said. &ldquo;I do think it&rsquo;s a place that someone could separate themselves, but I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;ll be the deciding final factor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats, including the vulnerable Sen. John Tester (D-MT), who is up for reelection, and centrists like Collins support the SAVE Act. But Tester said he would only vote for it separate from a must-pass continuing resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats more broadly oppose the measure that they characterize as &ldquo;fearmongering&rdquo; over illegal immigration and argue it&rsquo;s unnecessary because noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schumer declined to lay out his specific obligations to the SAVE Act or whether he&rsquo;s considering holding a stand-alone vote. Instead, he reemphasized that the only path forward to avoid a shutdown in a divided Congress is for a stopgap without policy riders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need a bipartisan bill where everyone comes together and figures out what to do,&rdquo; Schumer said. &ldquo;As you&rsquo;ve seen the chaos in the House, because Speaker Johnson is trying to do this in a partisan way guided by the far Right, he&rsquo;s not getting anywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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_1741680\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741680\"}});<\/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>Senators are becoming increasingly concerned as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a standoff over government funding with hardline Republicans. For the moment, key senators from both parties are allowing Johnson some leeway to work out a temporary spending agreement, but they caution that the Senate may need to intervene soon to prevent a shutdown on October 1. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) noted that bipartisan cooperation among appropriators in the Senate has been effective in the past. However, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who is vying for leadership of the Senate GOP, expressed doubt about whether the House can produce a bill in time, suggesting that it might fall to the Senate instead.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Johnson had to cancel a vote on a continuing resolution due to backlash from Republicans demanding spending cuts. House Republicans plan to work through the weekend in hopes of resolving these issues. The proposed continuing resolution would maintain current funding levels until late March and delay approval of a full fiscal year budget until after elections next year\u2014an outcome Republicans hope will favor former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, there is bipartisan support in the Senate for extending funding only until after December&#8217;s elections when Congress could then finalize annual spending plans. Both sides agree that an extended stopgap could threaten military readiness and Democrats reject provisions like those included in GOP\u2019s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act aimed at tightening voter registration requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who leads Republican efforts on appropriations, stated she is waiting for further plans from the House and emphasized that any incoming administration should not inherit unresolved fiscal issues from previous years. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) echoed her sentiment about starting fresh regardless of election outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-SD) remains hopeful that House members will unify behind an acceptable plan soon while acknowledging Congress&#8217;s responsibility to fund government operations before their recess following November 5 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing situation may influence leadership dynamics within GOP ranks as they prepare for McConnell\u2019s eventual departure post-election; Cornyn and Thune are among those seeking his position alongside more conservative candidates like Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). <\/p>\n<p>While some Democrats\u2014including vulnerable incumbents like Sen. John Tester (D-MT)\u2014show support for aspects of SAVE Act legislation concerning voter eligibility verification, Tester insists he would only back it if separated from essential funding measures due to broader Democratic opposition which views such proposals as unnecessary fearmongering regarding immigration issues.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer refrained from detailing his stance on SAVE Act or potential standalone votes but reiterated that avoiding shutdowns requires bipartisan agreements free of policy attachments: \u201cWe need everyone working together,\u201d he said while criticizing Johnson&#8217;s partisan approach influenced by far-right factions within his party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2340495,"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\/senate-anxious-johnson-shutdown-showdown.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4162,5894,3740,5123,32076],"class_list":["post-2340494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-johnson","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-shutdown","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/senate-anxious-johnson-shutdown-showdown.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340494","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}