House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will need all Republican votes that he can pass the Stop Gup Funding Bill to avoid government shutdown by Friday, but not everyone is on the expenditure.
continuation Solvedannounced Saturday by Johnson and approved by President Donald Trump, and the government will be funded until the fiscal year ends on September 30th. hill It has been reported.
Trump called the funding bill “very good” given the “situation.”
“All Republicans need to vote next week (please!) “There's something great coming in America, and we're asking you all to give us months to bring us in September.
“The Democrats will do everything they can to shut down our government, and we cannot let it happen,” Trump continued. “We must continue to unite for another day with the right timing – no objection. It's very important. Make America great again!”
To pass the bill before Friday's deadline, Johnson said It is shown According to NBC News, he will take it to the floor for votes earlier this week.
Johnson appears to require nearly invalidation among Republicans to support his bill, but Rep. Thomas Massey (R-KY) opposed it loudly.
Massie repeatedly strayed from fellow Republicans regarding spending bills. I refused To support Johnson in January's speech after he initially negotiated a clean, continuous solution (CR).
Kentucky legislator told Breitbart News an Exclusive interview In February, most of his colleagues were “not serious about cutting spending.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also opposes the suspension bill, complaining that Elon Musk “suggesting to cut” with government efficiency (DOGE) and “finance very foreign aid” and that he will “add two dollars to this year's debt.”
“Rand is right. I'm no about this CR either,” Massie replied with X:
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said hill On Sunday, he had yet to decide on the measure, but Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said of CBS. Face the country“Like most bills, there are some good things out there. There are some not so good things out there,” he added, not yet decided.
Meanwhile, regarding CNN The state of the UnionRep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) said he would make a “game time decision” on whether to support Johnson's action.
If the bill arrives in the Senate, they will need several Democrats to vote to clear the 60 vote threshold to send it to Trump's desk – and they have to do it without Paul's support.
The only Democrat to date has shown potential support for the bill, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). hill.
