{"id":2381579,"date":"2024-12-18T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-faces-gop-revolt-over-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T21:44:36","slug":"johnson-faces-gop-revolt-over-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-faces-gop-revolt-over-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson faces GOP revolt over bill to prevent government shutdown"},"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\">20<\/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-faces-gop-revolt-over-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown%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=2381579&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 facing importent\u2062 opposition from within the GOP regarding a proposed government funding bill that includes extensive\u200c spending provisions and unrelated items. The legislation, \u200ca continuing resolution, aims to <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\">maintain current funding levels<\/a> until mid-March 2025 while adding $110.5 billion for disaster \u200baid and\u200b economic assistance \u2063for farmers.Many Republicans are critical of these additions, arguing that they lack corresponding \u2062spending cuts, which has\u200c fueled dissatisfaction among party members. As\u200b a vote on the bill approaches, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-considers-newest-israel-proposal-for-ceasefire\/\" title=\"Hamas evaluates the latest ceasefire offer from Israel\">tensions remain\u200d high<\/a>, possibly impacting JohnsonS support for the upcoming speakership \u2063elections in January \u200c2025. \u2062Some GOP members, like Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY),\u2062 have expressed their willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-holds-big-fundraising-lead-over-gop-field\/\" title=\"Trump has significant fundraising advantage over other GOP candidates.\">back alternative candidates<\/a> for the speaker position if their concerns are not addressed. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) has\u2064 also voiced uncertainty about Johnson&#8217;s leadership capabilities.  <\/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\">Johnson faces GOP revolt over bloated bill to prevent government shutdown<\/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_1890749\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s (R-LA) speakership could be in danger as the GOP conference revolts against negotiated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262016\/congress-reaches-cr-spending-deal-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government funding legislation<\/a> that includes billions of dollars in additional spending and unrelated provisions tucked into the thousand-page document.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The continuing resolution would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">extend current government funding levels<\/a> until mid-March 2025 while also tacking on an extra $110.5 billion in disaster aid and economic assistance for farmers &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264024\/lawmakers-include-congressional-pay-raises-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">provisions that several Republicans have criticized<\/a> for not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-bidens-epa-says-agency-does-not-have-authority-to-regulate-carbon-dioxide-emissions\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules Against Biden\u2019s EPA, Says Agency Does Not Have Authority To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions\">including spending cuts<\/a> elsewhere to offset the costs.<\/p>\n<p>Although a vote on the CR is expected in the next few days, outrage among members could remain high and spill over into January 2025 &mdash; raising concerns for Johnson as he hopes to lock up support for speakership elections on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll vote for somebody else,&rdquo; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told reporters Wednesday, making him the first House Republican to say he would prop up another candidate for speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The CR was expected to be about 30 pages, and this is 1,500 pages,&rdquo;&nbsp; he added. &ldquo;So it&rsquo;s 50 times worse, numerically.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) indicated earlier this week that she may not vote for Johnson, telling reporters that while he is &ldquo;a very good human,&rdquo; she is not sure &ldquo;how tough he is to really govern.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what I&rsquo;m going to do yet,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear how many other lawmakers are considering an alternative to Johnson&rsquo;s speakership bid in January, but one House Republican told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>the latest funding legislation is &ldquo;almost certain&rdquo; to ignite a challenge among the conference.<\/p>\n<p>House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) told reporters that while he plans to support Johnson, he has heard from members inside and outside of the conservative bloc &ldquo;who are much closer&rdquo; to opposing him come January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are a little disappointed in how this last week has worked out,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not at that point, but there are members.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several Freedom Caucus members were mum on whether they would back a challenger to Johnson. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) noted that the anger could die down before lawmakers reach the next Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of people are upset about this,&rdquo; Norman said. &ldquo;Now, will that relate to [choosing] somebody else on Jan. 3, I couldn&rsquo;t tell you. I mean, you get into the questions of who wants it, what will they do?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Norman did not indicate whether he would vote for a challenger to Johnson on Jan. 3, but the South Carolina Republican said he is &ldquo;not voting for anybody that will repeat this travesty that we&rsquo;ve had.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Biden is bad enough, but to go along with it and to keep funding it at the levels that they are &mdash; it&rsquo;s like this is play money,&rdquo; Norman said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, it&rsquo;s not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>No Republicans have come out to say they would challenge Johnson, either, but names being floated among some corners of the GOP conference include House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), according to one lawmaker. All three ran for speaker in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy&rsquo;s ouster.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has faced challenges to his speakership before, including an effort from Massie and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to file a motion to vacate earlier this year to remove Johnson. That bid failed in a 359-43 bipartisan vote to table the motion.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, President-elect Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Johnson, telling Republicans in a closed-door meeting last month that he fully supports his speakership. Trump has not yet publicly weighed in on the CR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans have expressed support for Johnson amid the continuing resolution, noting that they still support his leadership even if they will vote against the spending legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope that we can work through this because Americans deserve far better than personality conflicts and temper tantrums,&rdquo; Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) told reporters. &ldquo;Mike Johnson is in a very bad place, and we&rsquo;re going to continue to work forward to get the best package possible. But as it stands right now, this deal is a no-go for me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Hailey Bullis 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_1890749\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890749\"}});<\/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>Johnson&#8217;s speakership at risk as GOP rebels against funding bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2381580,"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\/12\/120524_MUSK-14-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47076,39629,4162,4762],"class_list":["post-2381579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop-revolt","tag-government-shutdown","tag-johnson","tag-legislation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/120524_MUSK-14-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381579","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=2381579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381583,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381579\/revisions\/2381583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}