Show vote: Republicans make political statement in going against Speaker Johnson
What took place in the House of Representatives on Wednesday night was a show vote of a different kind. vote Showed Republicans opposed a combination bill that would avert a government shutdown and require people to prove they are citizens in order to vote, known as the SAVE Act. “You have to be accountable for […]
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
House Republicans, in their desperate attempt to avert a government shutdown, have reversed course and are considering a three-month stopgap spending bill instead of a six-month extension, but have dropped their demand for stricter voting rules as part of the bill. Top budget officials have already begun bipartisan talks in both chambers, and senior lawmakers […]
Swing-state voters (including Republicans) want federal help with child-care costs
A new poll suggests there's broad bipartisan agreement in battleground states when it comes to federal assistance for parents raising children. The study, released Wednesday, University of Marylandof Public Consultation Programme (PPC) conducted a poll of 600 voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and found that majorities overwhelmingly support federal support for […]
Republicans rebuff global tax provision as Treasury implements possible workaround
House leaders and top Republican tax policymakers this week stepped up their opposition to international tax provisions within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development framework, as the Treasury Department moves forward with rules that could help companies avoid international taxation. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) […]
Shutdown fears move House Republicans to protect military paychecks
First appeared on FOX: House Republicans are working to protect the pay of U.S. troops in the event of a partial government shutdown. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) plans to reintroduce the military pay bill on Thursday with the support of at least 20 House members (16 Republicans and four Democrats). This came a day after […]
These 3 Dems, 14 Republicans crossed aisle on funding bill vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s government funding bill died Wednesday after a joint effort by Democrats and Republicans in the House. Fourteen members of Johnson's own party voted against the Louisiana Republican's spending plan, which was combined with a six-month stopgap bill that included a measure aimed at requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but […]
Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed Wednesday. The bill failed 202-220, with only two Republicans voting “yes,” Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). At least nine Republicans voted against a House GOP leadership bill that would have extended the current federal budget by six months and […]
‘Surrender Caucus’: 14 Republicans Join Forces With Dems To Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Revived Spending Bill
On Wednesday, more than a dozen Republicans joined 206 Democrats in voting to block House Speaker Mike Johnson from reinstating the funding, just a week after he initially withdrew the bill from the floor due to lack of support. Johnson Continuing Resolution In the House, 14 Republicans voted to block the budget bill, which failed […]
Republicans, Democrats Talk Up Cheap Migrant Labor in Charleroi, PA, in Light of Donald Trump’s ‘Divisive Rhetoric’
Former President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized by local Republican and Democratic politicians for focusing media attention on the government-subsidized busloads of migrants in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. In September, news of an immigration crisis in a small town just south of Pittsburgh made national headlines as thousands of Liberian and Haitian immigrants poured in and […]
Speaker Johnson’s funding bill with voter integrity add-on defeated in House; 14 Republicans vote with Democrats
Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. defeat The bill aims to fund the government and avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. The funding bill failed by a vote of 220-202. “The play we executed tonight was the right play. … It's very unfortunate that it […]