GOP rebellion puts Mike Johnson's spending plan on notice

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Source: Axios

9 hours ago


House Speaker Mike Johnson is on notice he might have to abort his government funding plan.

Why it matters: Johnson has the most at stake if he quickly folds ahead of the Oct. 1 government funding deadline, so he's girding for a tough fight.

At least five GOP lawmakers have indicated they are opposed to Johnson's six-month spending plan.

"I've made it clear to [leadership] that I'll be a 'no' on the CR," said Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.).

"No one should worry — I believe we can get this job done," Johnson told Axios' Juliegrace Brufke shortly after arriving at the Capitol today.

But going into Tuesday, Johnson is on course to lose on both GOP priorities for a funding stopgap. Democratic leaders are in no mood to help.

1) The SAVE Act: Johnson's proposal to attach a bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote looks like it's in danger.

Axios has asked the five House Democrats who voted for the SAVE Act earlier this year how they plan to vote this time.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made clear he views the SAVE Act as a "poison pill" that violates a past spending agreement with Republicans, a source told Axios' Andew Solender.

2) How long to stopgap: Democrats are trying to stay united against Johnson's push to extend government stopgap funding into March 2025, when Republicans could control the Senate.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/09/10/mike-johnson-government-shutdown-funding

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1. GOP in-fighting breaks out as Republicans threaten to tank Mike Johnson's spending plan

MAGA Mike's stunt is falling apart. Shutting down the Federal government just before an election is a really stupid move.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had a big plan to pass a spending bill that included a massive GOP priority: a provision gutting the National Voter Registration Act by requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. It was never going to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, but he wanted to push it through anyway as a show of unity by the GOP House majority.

But instead, it's blowing up in his face, reported Politico, as faction-fighting among House Republicans could prevent him from even passing the bill there — and all of this comes as a potential government shutdown looms at the end of the month if no bill is passed.

On one hand, reported Jordan Cairney and Olivia Beavers, "there are conservatives who oppose short-term spending bills on principle and are unconvinced by the citizenship add on" — with even some anti-immigrant hardliners like Reps. Eli Crane (R-AZ) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX) undecided whether the citizenship orovision is worth passing a short-term spending bill. Meanwhile, "some defense-hawks are worried the six-month stopgap bill would have a negative impact on the Pentagon, after defense officials said as much over the weekend."

So far, according to the report, at least six Republicans have said they won't back Johnson's proposal, greater than the four-vote cushion he has. The odds of any Democrats signing on to give him the votes are essentially nonexistent.

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2. They are going to have to do a "clean" C.R.

but what might be of issue is for how long.