{"id":2343108,"date":"2024-09-18T19:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T23:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-stopgap-spending-deal-as-government-shutdown-looms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T19:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T23:57:22","slug":"house-rejects-stopgap-spending-deal-as-government-shutdown-looms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-stopgap-spending-deal-as-government-shutdown-looms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House rejects stopgap spending deal as government shutdown looms- 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%2Fhouse-rejects-stopgap-spending-deal-as-government-shutdown-looms-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=2343108&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>The \u2064House of\u200b Representatives recently rejected a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-on-capitol-hill-this-week-amid-mad-dash-toward-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"What&#039;s happening on Capitol Hill this week as government shutdown looms\">temporary spending deal<\/a> proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, aimed at\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-senate-republicans-voted-for-stop-gap-funding-without-defunding-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"19 Senate Republicans Voted for Stop-Gap Funding Without Defunding Vaccine Mandate\">extending government funding<\/a> for six months. This decision has left lawmakers with less than \u200ctwo weeks to prevent a government shutdown. The proposal included a GOP-led amendment requiring proof of citizenship for \u200cvoter\u200d registration, which failed \u200bto gain support, resulting in a 202-220 vote against it. Johnson&#8217;s attempt to appease conservative \u2063factions proved unsuccessful, as he could only afford to lose four \u200bRepublican votes amidst \u200csignificant \u200dopposition from both sides. Critics, particularly Democrats, condemned \u200cthe proposal, asserting that it jeopardizes public welfare in pursuit of partisan agendas. With \u2063no alternative plan\u2064 in \u2062place and a tight deadline approaching, the responsibility now\u200d shifts to the Senate, which may consider a clean continuing resolution that \u200bcould lead \u2062to further tensions within the Republican Party.  <\/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 rejects stopgap spending deal as government shutdown looms<\/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_1762927\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3157734\/looming-shutdown-next-big-leadership-test-johnson-gop-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>shot down a temporary spending deal<\/a> that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-banks-calls-to-oppose-funding-bills-that-do-not-address-inflation-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Jim Banks Calls to Oppose Funding Bills that Do Not Address Inflation, Border Crisis\">extend government funding<\/a> for the next six months, sending lawmakers back to square one with less than two weeks until a scheduled shutdown and lapse in federal funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3150854\/house-gop-scraps-vote-government-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lawmakers rejected<\/a> House Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s (R-LA) proposed continuing resolution that would extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3156651\/johnson-pushes-vote-stopgap-government-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>current government spending levels<\/a> into late March, leaving it for the next Congress and White House administration to negotiate. As an incentive, Johnson sought to appease hardline conservatives who are generally against continuing resolutions of any length by attaching the GOP-led SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration.<\/p>\n<p>However, that effort failed in a 202-220 vote as 14 Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in rejecting the spending package, falling short of the majority needed to advance the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson knew the bill was likely to fail well before it came to the floor as several of his GOP colleagues publicly opposed the package and he was forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3150854\/house-gop-scraps-vote-government-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pull the vote\">pull the vote<\/a> last week. Because of his slim majority, Johnson can only afford to lose four GOP votes on any given piece of legislation &mdash; a margin that was far surpassed on the floor on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the speaker was adamant to hold a vote, calling it crucial to tackle election integrity concerns ahead of the November contest. Johnson also framed it as a way to put Democrats on the record after nearly House Democrats voted against the SAVE Act when it passed the House earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to give them another chance. We&rsquo;re going to let them try to vote with us,&rdquo; Johnson said ahead of the vote on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats have slammed the proposal as &ldquo;unserious and unacceptable,&rdquo; accusing Republicans of holding the government hostage to advance their own agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In order to avert a GOP-driven government shutdown that will hurt everyday Americans, Congress must pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding Government Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> that will permit us to complete the appropriations process during this calendar year and is free of partisan policy changes inspired by Trump&rsquo;s Project 2025,&rdquo; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said in a statement earlier this month. &ldquo;There is no other viable path forward that protects the health, safety and economic well-being of hardworking American taxpayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear how congressional leaders will move forward with finalizing a spending deal, and lawmakers only have until midnight on Oct. 1 to pass some sort of agreement to avoid a shutdown. Making things more complicated, Johnson has refused to communicate any sort of backup plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No Plan B,&rdquo; said Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL), a top appropriator in the House, after emerging from a closed-door meeting with the speaker on Tuesday. &ldquo;The speaker has elected to call the play. He&rsquo;s calling the play and I&rsquo;m supporting his play there. He&rsquo;s been very clear: There&rsquo;s no Plan B. This is what he&rsquo;s trying to get done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That could place the power in the Senate&rsquo;s hands, which could move forward with its own clean CR extending funding into mid-December. That could anger some hardline conservatives in the House, while other GOP lawmakers have acknowledged a short-term CR may be the only way to avoid a shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Plan B is always the only plan,&rdquo; one House Republican told the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But it also remains unclear whether Johnson will allow a shutdown to take effect if the SAVE Act isn&rsquo;t attached to the final deal &mdash; something former President Donald Trump has pushed for.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump and I have talked a lot about this. We talked a lot about it with our colleagues who are building consensus on the plan,&rdquo; Johnson said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump reiterated his calls for a shutdown just hours before the vote, telling Republicans not to agree to a continuing resolution unless it has &ldquo;every ounce of&rdquo; the SAVE Act included. The former president urged lawmakers to ensure the election integrity bill is passed before November, claiming &ldquo;Democrats are registering Illegal Voters by the TENS OF THOUSANDS as we speak.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A Vote must happen BEFORE the Election, not AFTER the Election when it&rsquo;s too late,&rdquo; Trump said in a post on Truth Social. &ldquo;BE SMART, REPUBLICANS, YOU&rsquo;VE BEEN PUSHED AROUND LONG ENOUGH BY THE DEMOCRATS. DON&rsquo;T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Congress has until the end of September to pass its annual budget before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. If not, the government will enter a shutdown until some sort of spending deal has passed &mdash; a fate some House Republicans are looking to avoid ahead of the November elections, warning it could cost them their majority.<\/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_1762927\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762927\"}});<\/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>The House has turned down a temporary spending agreement that aimed to maintain government funding for the next six months, leaving lawmakers with less than two weeks to prevent a government shutdown and interruption of federal services. The proposal, put forth by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), sought to extend current spending levels until late March but was ultimately rejected. This decision means that negotiations will now fall to the next Congress and presidential administration. To gain support from hardline conservatives who typically oppose any continuing resolutions, Johnson included the GOP-backed SAVE Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, this strategy failed as 14 Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the package in a 202-220 outcome, failing to secure the necessary majority.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson anticipated this outcome due to public opposition from several GOP members and had previously postponed the vote last week. With his narrow majority allowing only four dissenting votes on legislation, he faced significant challenges during Wednesday&#8217;s vote. Despite knowing it might fail, Johnson insisted on holding it as he viewed it essential for addressing election integrity issues ahead of November&#8217;s elections and aimed to put Democrats on record regarding their stance on the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats criticized the proposal as &#8220;unserious and unacceptable,&#8221; accusing Republicans of using government funding as leverage for their agenda. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) emphasized that Congress must pass a short-term continuing resolution free from partisan changes if they want to avoid a Republican-induced shutdown that would negatively impact American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>As lawmakers have until midnight on October 1st to reach an agreement or face a shutdown, uncertainty looms over how congressional leaders will proceed with finalizing any spending deal. Complicating matters further is Johnson&#8217;s refusal to disclose any alternative plans; Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL) confirmed there is &#8220;No Plan B.&#8221; This situation may shift power dynamics toward the Senate, which could propose its own clean continuing resolution extending funding into mid-December\u2014potentially frustrating some hardline conservatives while others acknowledge that such an approach might be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain whether Johnson would allow a shutdown if his conditions regarding attaching the SAVE Act are not met\u2014a demand echoed by former President Donald Trump just hours before the vote. Trump urged Republicans not to agree on any continuing resolution without including every aspect of his proposed election integrity bill before November\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Congress must finalize its annual budget by September\u2019s end or risk entering into a shutdown when fiscal year 2024 begins on October 1st\u2014a scenario some House Republicans wish to avoid ahead of upcoming elections due to concerns about losing their majority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2343109,"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-johnson-spending-deal-september-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39629,3653,5009,41188,7519],"class_list":["post-2343108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government-shutdown","tag-house","tag-rejects","tag-spending-deal","tag-stopgap"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mike-johnson-spending-deal-september-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343108","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=2343108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}