{"id":2382279,"date":"2024-12-20T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-rallies-house-for-third-shot-at-stopping-shutdown-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T17:00:32","slug":"johnson-rallies-house-for-third-shot-at-stopping-shutdown-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-rallies-house-for-third-shot-at-stopping-shutdown-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson rallies House for third shot at stopping shutdown &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fjohnson-rallies-house-for-third-shot-at-stopping-shutdown-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=2382279&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 Republicans are working on\u2063 a last-minute deal \u2064to avoid\u2062 a \u2062government shutdown by advancing three\u200d separate bills: one to extend government funding, another for disaster relief, and a third for farmers\u2019 assistance. With the deadline approaching, they plan to vote on a\u2064 bill to \u2064fund the government until mid-March.\u2062 This \u2063new approach divides the previous combined\u200c proposal into three parts, which has drawn some opposition. Notably, the deal does not include President Trump\u2019s request to \u2062suspend the debt ceiling for \u200dtwo years;\u2064 instead, Congress will address the debt limit when\u200c it reconvenes next year. Lawmakers emphasize that details are still being finalized.  <\/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 rallies House GOP for third shot at avoiding 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_1916779\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans are planning to move forward with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3266400\/house-republicans-time-crunch-finalize-spending-deal-hours-until-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last-minute deal<\/a> to advance three separate single-subject bills to extend government funding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-relief-bill-contains-10-billion-for-global-response\/\" title=\"COVID-19 Relief Bill Contains  Billion for Global Response\">provide disaster relief<\/a>, with lawmakers rushing to finalize a spending package hours before the shutdown deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lawmakers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3266222\/house-rejects-trump-approved-spending-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poised to vote on a bill <\/a>to fund the government until mid-March in addition to two separate measures to provide disaster relief as well as farmers&rsquo; assistance, multiple sources familiar with the plan told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>That plan simply divides the latest CR proposal into three separate parts rather than advancing them all together in one bill, which prompted opposition from some lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the latest funding deal drops a demand from President-elect Donald Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3265659\/house-republicans-reach-short-term-spending-plan-debt-limit-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suspend the debt ceiling<\/a> for two years, instead entering an agreement they would deal with the debt limit when Congress reconvenes next year. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New: The rough plan for CR deal is to move forward on three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-concessions-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-gave-to-republican-holdouts-to-win-their-support\/\" title=\"Here Are The Concessions House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Gave To Republican Holdouts To Win Their Support\">single subject bills<\/a>, sources tell me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marisa_schultz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@marisa_schultz<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>1) clean CR <br \/>2) disaster relief <br \/>3) farm aid<\/p>\n<p>Then handshake agreement for spending cuts in exchange for debt ceiling increase in reconciliation pckge<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cami Mondeaux (@cami_mondeaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1870140621035348031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lawmakers involved with talks say details are still fluid and that the package must still be discussed with the full GOP conference before it is moved forward. Republicans are set to meet in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">closed-door conference meeting<\/a> on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not yet clear how House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to move the new package through the House. He could advance it through the Rules Committee, which would then only require a simple majority vote on the floor to pass the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>That way, Johnson wouldn&rsquo;t need to rely on a significant number of Democrats, who in recent days have refused to support any funding package other than the original bipartisan spending deal that was scrapped earlier this week. However, Democrats could be warming up to the new idea, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told members in a closed-door caucus meeting on Friday morning that lines of communication have been reopened with GOP leadership &mdash; signaling some sort of cooperation. <\/p>\n<p>However, not all Democrats said they&rsquo;d be on board with stripping the CR into separate pieces. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a compromise that&rsquo;s on the table,&rdquo; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how separating all of these things is substantively different than passing them together. I would imagine if you&rsquo;re separating them, that means that it&rsquo;s they&rsquo;re changing the language in them, so they&rsquo;re trying to ask people if we&rsquo;re gonna pass something that they&rsquo;re not telling us, what&rsquo;s inside, right? So the answer is no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even if the single-subject bills manage to pass the House, it&rsquo;s unclear how they would fare in the Senate. Lawmakers would likely need to negotiate some procedure to combine the separate bills into a single package for the Senate otherwise it could take days for senators to process the individual measures without unanimous consent. <\/p>\n<p>The new funding proposal comes after members of the conservative Freedom Caucus met with Johnson and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the speaker&rsquo;s office on Friday morning, particularly lawmakers who voted down Johnson&rsquo;s short-term CR the night before. <\/p>\n<p>After scrapping their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262016\/congress-reaches-cr-spending-deal-government-shutdown\/\">initial funding bill<\/a>&nbsp;that was negotiated by both parties in the House and Senate, House Republican leaders put forward their own proposal to keep the government open that included a measure to suspend the debt ceiling for two years &mdash; a provision that caught many lawmakers off guard, especially deficit hawks in the House who are staunchly opposed to raising the debt limit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Those members were included in the meeting on Friday, likely resulting in the omission from the latest package. Instead, the speaker and rank-and-file members entered into a handshake agreement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defends-reaching-compromise-debt-limit-deal-amid-bipartisan-detractions\/\" title=\"Biden defends debt limit compromise despite bipartisan criticism.\">enact spending cuts<\/a> in exchange for a debt ceiling raise in Republicans&rsquo; first reconciliation package next year. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was the first to suggest separating the main components of the funding package into separate bills to hold votes on each portion. Massie was involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-prepared-to-lift-sanctions-on-irans-top-terrorism-financers-senator-says\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Prepared to Lift Sanctions on Iran\u2019s Top Terrorism Financers, Senator Says\">closed-door negotiations<\/a> on Friday. <\/p>\n<p><em>Hailey Bullis and Marisa Schultz contributed to this story. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1916779\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1916779\"}});<\/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 unites House GOP for final attempt to prevent shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2382280,"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\/121924_JOHNSON-4-1-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3653,4162,5123],"class_list":["post-2382279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house","tag-johnson","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121924_JOHNSON-4-1-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382279","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=2382279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382283,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382279\/revisions\/2382283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}