{"id":2621479,"date":"2026-06-30T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-signals-house-will-forge-ahead-after-gop-holdouts-threatened-obstruction-of-votes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:57:08","slug":"mike-johnson-signals-house-will-forge-ahead-after-gop-holdouts-threatened-obstruction-of-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-signals-house-will-forge-ahead-after-gop-holdouts-threatened-obstruction-of-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson Signals House Will Forge Ahead After GOP Holdouts Threatened Obstruction Of Votes"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-signals-house-will-forge-ahead-after-gop-holdouts-threatened-obstruction-of-votes%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=2621479&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 announced that the House of Representatives plans to return to Washington, D.C., to continue working on legislation.He emphasized that they would prioritize passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, aiming to include it in a reconciliation bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-open-to-minimum-wage-increase-but-against-quick-raise-to-15-an-hour\/\" title=\"McConnell Open to Minimum Wage Increase, but Against Quick Raise to  an Hour\">avoid needing 60 votes<\/a> in the Senate. johnson highlighted efforts to implement voter ID requirements and proof of citizenship, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enjoy strong public support<\/a>, despite opposition from Democrats. Additionally, Johnson mentioned working on the National Defense Authorization Act, reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and appropriations bills. Former President Trump also indicated he would not support reauthorizing FISA without the inclusion of the SAVE America Act and threatened to withhold federal funding from states that do not implement the legislation. The Senate has recessed until mid-July, after Trump canceled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-a-mess-team-biden-loses-track-of-20-million-covid-19-doses-report\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s A Mess\u2019: Team Biden Loses Track Of 20 Million COVID-19 Doses: Report\">signing ceremony<\/a> due to legislative delays related to the same issues.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson told \u201cSunday Morning Futures\u201d host Maria Bartiromo that the House of Representatives would be returning to Washington, D.C. to continue \u201cgood work\u201d on legislation Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson postponed votes Friday after Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna led a group of holdouts who threatened to not allow any legislation to move forward until the Senate passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Johnson told Bartiromo he told Luna and other \u201ccolleagues\u201d that the \u201cgood work\u201d Republicans had to do shouldn\u2019t be derailed over Democratic obstruction of the election integrity measure in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told Anna Paulina Luna and a couple other colleagues\u2014 I said, \u2018It makes no sense for us to shut down our good work in the House just because Senate Democrats refuse to do the people\u2019s will,\u2019\u201d Johnson told Bartiromo. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot more to do, we\u2019ve got to keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson told Bartiromo that House Republicans would put the SAVE America Act into a reconciliation bill, and that the GOP would also be working on the National Defense Authorization Act, reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and appropriations bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time we\u2019re going to try to put it on a reconciliation bill and the reason that\u2019s so important, Maria, as you know, is it prevents the necessity of 60 votes in the Senate,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe Democrats want no part of this, and remember, this is very basic stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just going to make sure you have to have proof of citizenship to register to vote and then show an ID when you turn out at the ballot box,\u201d Johnson continued. \u201cThese are 90-10 public opinion issues and more than 70 percent of Democrats want to do it, but not the Democrats in the House and Senate and so we\u2019ve got to go around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in a  <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116805545512296111\">post<\/a> he would not support reauthorizing FISA unless the SAVE America Act was included, and threatened\u00a0to withhold federal funds from states that do not implement the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to have everybody working here on all cylinders and I\u2019m excited to bring them back,\u201d Johnson told Bartiromo.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate recessed Wednesday until July 13 after Trump cancelled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act over the upper chamber\u2019s failure to pass the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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