House Speaker Pulls Government Funding Bill After Losing GOP Support
Summary from the AllSides News Team
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled a vote on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months.
The Details: The decision came after it became clear that the spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), lacked enough support to pass. The CR included the GOP’s SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. A dozen Republican lawmakers recently withdrew support from the bill, citing national security and fiscal concerns.
Key Quotes: Many Republicans support the SAVE Act, but want the CR to be less than six months. "[Congress will] probably wind up with some clean CR. The shorter the better because long CRs really do hurt military readiness,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). “I love the idea of the SAVE Act being on a CR. I’d prefer it not be six months,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND). “I’m not a big fan of kicking the can that far down the road. I think it’s just a license to not do anything for six months.”
For Context: Congressional leaders must pass a stopgap spending bill before October 1 to avoid a partial government shutdown.
How the Media Covered It: The Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) quoted concerns raised by Senate Republicans regarding military readiness and potential for a government shutdown. The Associated Press (Lean Left bias) mentioned the Democrats' opposition to the bill and the SAVE Act and highlighted ongoing efforts for bipartisan support. An editor wrote this summary with the help of AllSides AI.
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From the Center
House Speaker Johnson pulls government funding bill after GOP support collapses
House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a planned vote Wednesday on a stopgap funding bill that could keep the government open for the next six months after more than a dozen of his fellow Republicans walked back their support for it.
“We’re going to work through the weekend on that,” said Johnson, R-La., less than five hours before the scheduled vote.
“No vote today because we’re in the consensus-building business here in Congress with small majorities,” he said.
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Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
peaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became increasingly clear the measure lacked the support to pass as a potential partial government shutdown looms.
The legislation to continue government funding when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1 includes a requirement that people registering to vote must provide proof of citizenship. Johnson, R-La., signaled that he was not backing off linking the two main pillars of the bill.
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Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) government funding plan to punt a new budget into the next administration jeopardizes military readiness and threatens a government shutdown.
The uneasiness among some GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber presents the latest glaring obstacle for the Louisiana Republican’s strategy that already appears doomed in his own chamber and unable to reach the Democratic-led Senate.
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