{"id":2381664,"date":"2024-12-18T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-pin-blame-on-republicans-if-government-shutdown-occurs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:35:37","slug":"house-democrats-pin-blame-on-republicans-if-government-shutdown-occurs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-pin-blame-on-republicans-if-government-shutdown-occurs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats pin blame on Republicans if government shutdown occurs &#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\">26<\/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-democrats-pin-blame-on-republicans-if-government-shutdown-occurs-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=2381664&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 Democratic\u200b leaders are placing the blame \u200con Republicans if a government shutdown occurs later this week. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries \u2064criticized House Republicans for abandoning \u2064a bipartisan agreement\u2062 to appease far-right conservatives. he asserted that if a spending\u200b package fails to pass, Republicans will be held accountable\u200b for the negative impact on everyday Americans. The charge follows House Republicans&#8217; decision to cancel \u200da planned vote on a continuing resolution to extend funding\u200b levels, due to insufficient support from within their party. Jeffries emphasized that the obligation for any resulting harm from a shutdown lies with House Republicans, \u200bclaiming they have chosen to &#8220;shut down the government&#8221; despite prior\u200c agreements.  <\/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 Democrats place blame on Republicans if government shutdown ensues<\/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_1915758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Democratic leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264625\/johnson-faces-gop-revolt-over-bloated-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">put the onus on<\/a> if the government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264641\/winners-losers-congress-massive-funding-bill-avert-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">enters a shutdown<\/a> later this week on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264625\/johnson-faces-gop-revolt-over-bloated-bill-to-prevent-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a>, accusing GOP leaders of unilaterally scrapping a bipartisan agreement to appease far-right conservatives and their incoming commander in chief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a brief statement on Wednesday evening, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blamed House Republicans for walking back a deal that was negotiated between both parties in the House and Senate and, as a result, &ldquo;hurt everyday Americans all across this country.&rdquo; Jeffries&rsquo;s comments come after House leaders canceled plans to vote on Wednesday on a continuing resolution to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">extend current funding levels<\/a> through mid-March amid growing opposition in the GOP conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Jeffries says, if a spending package can&rsquo;t make it through the House in time to avert a shutdown, the blame lies with Republicans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt everyday Americans all across this country,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or worse. An agreement is an agreement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans reversed course on Wednesday afternoon after failing to whip enough GOP support on the latest CR text, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-vote-on-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-in-last-ditch-bid-to-avert-shutdown\/\" title=\"House to vote on short-term funding bill in last effort to avoid shutdown.\">extend current spending levels<\/a> until March 14 and include an additional $110.4 billion in disaster aid and economic assistance for farmers. <\/p>\n<p>Pressure grew on Johnson early Wednesday to scrap the bill after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-public-university-uva-spent-nearly-541-per-minute-for-ibram-kendi-racial-equity-lecture\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Public University UVA Spent Nearly 1 Per Minute For Ibram Kendi \u2018Racial Equity\u2019 Lecture\">prominent conservative figures<\/a> such as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy came out against the bill, calling it counterproductive to the GOP&rsquo;s plans to cut spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the final nail in the coffin may have been when President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance publicly opposed the bill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the pair said the House GOP should move forward with a clean CR and drop the additional provisions that were negotiated with Democrats. Additionally, Trump suggested lawmakers should include a debt ceiling lift &mdash; something that could take days, if not weeks, of negotiations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we&rsquo;d rather do it on Biden&rsquo;s watch. If Democrats won&rsquo;t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration?&rdquo; Trump and Vance said in a joint statement. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn&rsquo;t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>GOP leaders met behind closed doors Wednesday to hash out a new spending package that would omit any provisions that don&rsquo;t have to do with the fiscal 2025 budget, sparking outrage among Democrats who negotiated certain measures in exchange for the clean CR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now top Democrats are saying if those measures aren&rsquo;t included, they have no obligation to provide Johnson with their votes to ensure a CR gets through the lower chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow,&rdquo; Jeffries said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats echoed similar statements, including Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA), who said, &ldquo;Johnson&rsquo;s got to grow a spine.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Had Johnson moved forward with the current CR proposal, he likely would have put it on the floor under suspension of rules, meaning it would require a two-thirds majority to pass. The speaker was largely banking on Democratic support, earned from unrelated measures in the continuing resolution, to get the funding package across the finish line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But if Johnson moves forward with a clean CR instead, he could likely push it through the Rules Committee and only require a simple majority on the floor. However, the speaker must still contend with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-presents-case-for-removing-johnson-as-speaker-in-appeal-to-house-gop\/\" title=\"MTG urges House GOP to reconsider Speaker Johnson&#039;s position\">historically slim majority<\/a> which allows little room for error &mdash; and a number of Republicans who maintain they&rsquo;ll never vote for a CR regardless of what&rsquo;s in it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass some sort of spending agreement; otherwise, federal funding is scheduled to lapse for a slew of government agencies. That gives Congress just two working days to craft an agreement and get it through both chambers before the deadline hits.<\/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_1915758\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1915758\"}});<\/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 Democrats blame Republicans for potential government shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2381665,"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\/hakeem_jeffries_dec2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39629,33723,3756],"class_list":["post-2381664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government-shutdown","tag-house-democrats","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hakeem_jeffries_dec2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381664","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=2381664"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381668,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381664\/revisions\/2381668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}