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Failed CR, SAVE Act vote represents another loss for Speaker Johnson's leadership

[JustTheNews] The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship to vote in elections. The House passed the SAVE Act in July with five Democrats voting in support of it.

It was never going to pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate anyway. They knew that going in. But it got both parties on record on the issue.

Discretionary funding for the fiscal year 2024 will expire on Sep. 30 and so far the House has not enacted any of the 12 full-year appropriations bills to fund the government for the next year.

Multiple Republicans voted against the continuing resolution along with the SAVE Act because they argued that it didn't properly fund the government.

"It's unserious because we're cramming all government spending into one bill and instead of deciding what to spend it on. We're saying, 'let's just spend at least as much as we spent last year and not worry about any of these bills through committee or debating how much we should spend on those things,'" Rep. Thomas Massie said prior to the vote.

Johnson had to punt the SAVE Act and continuing resolution vote last week because there were not enough votes for it. He argued Republicans needed to "build consensus."

Currently, one major disagreement going on in the GOP-led House is funding the government and continuing resolutions, with moderate Republicans being willing to pass more while members of the Freedom Caucus refuse to cooperate. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted last year by eight House Republicans who cited budget negotiations as the reason for removing him.

With Johnson, some Republicans in the Freedom Caucus are having the same issues with him that they had with McCarthy.

Johnson used to be a member of the Freedom Caucus and seems to be unable to read the caucus he was once a part of, as many have refused to support the continuing resolutions.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11150 views ] Top

#1 Every representative and Senator should be barred from federal offices and appointments for a decade if they can not approve appropriations by the end of the fiscal year. Suddenly, you'd see a lot of work getting done. Or as the phrase goes, a hanging in the morning focuses a man's mind.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-09-20 08:01|| 2024-09-20 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Why is it that when you move a GOPer into the Speakership role he becomes a squish? Inquiring minds want to know

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-20 09:53|| 2024-09-20 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 The job of the Speaker of the House is to make things happen, which requires compromise almost always.

I have no problem with the government getting shut down because House Republicans refuse to compromise by giving Senate Democrats things that are bad for the nation.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-09-20 20:58|| 2024-09-20 20:58|| Front Page Top

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