{"id":2381489,"date":"2024-12-18T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T19:36:56","slug":"republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Won. Mike Johnson Should Start Acting Like It"},"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\">18<\/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%2Frepublicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it%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=2381489&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 article emphasizes \u2064the recent Republican victory in the elections, \u200dsuggesting that House \u2063Republicans, led by Mike Johnson, should\u200c take decisive action to\u2062 reflect the voters&#8217; demands \u200cfor reduced government spending and less bureaucracy. Despite this mandate,congress has proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-censor-office-finds-lifeline-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"State Department &#039;censor&#039; office finds lifeline - Washington Examiner\">lengthy spending bill<\/a> that continues conventional practices of wasteful spending,including funding for projects deemed needless \u200cby many,such as &#8220;American music tourism&#8221; and a pay raise for lawmakers. The piece criticizes Johnson for \u2063not pushing for \u2064more principled,standalone \u2063disaster relief measures,which would force Democrats to justify opposition \u2064to them. Republicans are called upon to unite behind a conservative agenda, \u2063dissociating from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previous spending patterns<\/a> while addressing genuine needs \u2063like \u200bdisaster relief. The article concludes that the public voted for substantial change, and it \u2064is crucial \u200bfor\u2062 the government to align with these expectations.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mike_Johnson_%2853301729498%29.jpg\">  Gage Skidmore\/ Wikimedia Commons<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Republicans%20Won.%20Mike%20Johnson%20Should%20Start%20Acting%20Like%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Republicans%20Won.%20Mike%20Johnson%20Should%20Start%20Acting%20Like%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Republicans%20Won.%20Mike%20Johnson%20Should%20Start%20Acting%20Like%20It&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Nov. 5, Americans spoke loud and clear: They wanted an end to the bloated bureaucracy and a halt to the reckless, unchecked spending that&rsquo;s drained the coffers of our republic. And what did they get? A Republican victory. Now it&rsquo;s time for House Republicans to start acting like they won.<\/p>\n<p>Late Tuesday evening, congressional leaders released their 1,547-page monstrosity of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-calls-for-punting-government-spending-fight-into-next-year-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Freedom Caucus calls for punting government spending fight into next year - Washington Examiner\">spending bill &#038;mdash<\/a>; a so-called &ldquo;<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\">continuing resolution&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that purports to fund the government through March of 2025. It&rsquo;s business as usual in Washington despite the November mandate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-570698282\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Inside this so-called &ldquo;continuing resolution&rdquo; is a collection of waste, with tax dollars going toward absurd pet projects &mdash; as pointed out by my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/mike-johnsons-latest-spending-scheme-proves-hes-democrats-useful-idiot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/a> &mdash; like money for &ldquo;American music tourism,&rdquo; &ldquo;consumer safety standards for certain types of batteries,&rdquo; a pay raise for Congress, and a one-year extension of the State Department&rsquo;s Global Engagement Center (GEC).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/mike-johnsons-omnibus-resuscitates-state-department-group-that-censored-the-federalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GEC<\/a> &ldquo;funded the development of censorship tools&rdquo; that silenced speech online &mdash; including that of The Federalist, as explained by The Federalist&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/19\/meet-the-shadowy-group-that-ran-the-federal-governments-censorship-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Margot Cleveland<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1869397280652226746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contends<\/a> that Republicans &ldquo;CANNOT allow millions of Americans devastated by the historic hurricane season, or our struggling farmers, go without the help they desperately need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fair &mdash; but if that&rsquo;s the case, why isn&rsquo;t Johnson demanding a standalone bill for disaster relief? This is an easy layup for Johnson &mdash; make Democrats explain why they&rsquo;d vote against a clean relief bill without all the pork attached. But instead of seizing the moment, Johnson is squandering it. <\/p>\n<p>As Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube posted on X, &ldquo;It makes no sense to pass another liberal CR now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"pb5JJd9ViVFgTtqXfEP7LGhoSpDtbziRBsmMyC9RkCe4jEn4S3eZo5PvdxaQuIlFGO6qrH20xUW0AzQ6MYZs1h\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republicans must unite behind President Trump and his agenda to deliver for the American people.<\/p>\n<p>It makes no sense to pass another liberal CR now. Why are we working with Democrats to maintain Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer&rsquo;s spending levels for three more months?<\/p>\n<p>We should&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZsJX5TVTP\">pic.twitter.com\/NZsJX5TVTP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/1869033586566865044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are we working with Democrats to maintain Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer&rsquo;s spending levels for three more months? We should advance a <strong>conservative<\/strong> bill that reflects our priorities and delivers real results for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, the American people voted for a federal government that puts their priorities first &mdash; a government that promised to eliminate waste. That promise is embodied in the creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/11\/how-doge-can-tackle-the-national-debt-by-returning-to-constitutional-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> (DOGE). DOGE will be headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. But as The Federalist&rsquo;s Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 115, 170);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/videos\/hemingway-congress-is-doges-biggest-obstacle-to-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a><\/span>  recently on Fox News, Congress is the single greatest obstacle standing in the way of fulfilling that mandate.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, it&rsquo;s clear: Speaker Johnson needs a spine. Perhaps there&rsquo;s enough money in the CR for him to get one.  <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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