Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Fails After Republican Opposition
A plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to attach the SAVE Act to a stopgap spending bill died in the House on Wednesday after Republicans opposed the measure. A six-month stopgap spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), failed 202-220. Fourteen Republicans voted against the bill and two voted “abstain,” while three […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Vote Expected to Fail
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is pushing ahead with a vote on the six-month spending bill Wednesday night, despite the expected defeat. During the August recess, Johnson announced he would combine a six-month continuing resolution with the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, in […]
Speaker Johnson warns illegal immigrant voting could ‘throw an election’ as House readies spending bill vote
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has warned that “thousands” of people in the US illegally could change the course of the upcoming US election. Johnson told reporters at his weekly press conference on Wednesday that some House Republicans have won elections by just a few hundred votes – and sometimes by even less, […]
Watch live: House Republican leaders give remarks amid spending battle
House Republican leaders are expected to make the remarks Wednesday after meeting privately as part of the party's efforts to avert a government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told The Hill that the decision to change the date for the partisan spending plan vote means Congress doesn't appear to be any closer to passing […]
Massie: Johnson spending plan is 'an undead but doomed zombie'
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after news broke that Republican leaders plan to bring a budget bill up for debate this week despite opposition from various factions in Congress. “Like an immortal but doomed zombie, the CR+Save rule is back,” Massey said. I wrote in the post On […]
Secret Service could get more funding in stopgap spending bill: Schumer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that Senate Democrats are willing to provide more funding to the Secret Service after former President Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt over the weekend. Schumer said he spoke with Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr. on Sunday after the […]
Democrats Not Spending in Florida, Surrender State to Republicans
Democratic campaigners have essentially abandoned Florida, spending almost no money promoting Vice President Kamala Harris in the nation's biggest battleground state, where polls show former President Donald Trump with a large lead. In September 2020 alone, President Joe Biden's campaign spent $38 million on television advertising in the state, while President Trump spent $19 million, […]
Ohio governor to answer Haitian migrant surge with additional law enforcement, $2.5M health spending
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced that under the Biden-Harris administration, he will dedicate resources to mitigating the influx of about 20,000 Haitian migrants who have arrived legally in the city of Springfield over the past few years. “As these numbers increase dramatically, the federal government has an obligation to support local communities that are […]
Speaker Mike Johnson Yanks Vote on Stop-Gap Spending Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, announced Wednesday he would postpone a vote on a stopgap spending bill because all Republicans in the House are opposed to the measure. Johnson said A stopgap spending bill that would have funded the government until March 28 was delayed because Republican leaders needed to work on “consensus building” through […]
Trump calls on Republicans to demand ‘absolute assurances on election security’ in gov spending fight
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Republicans to vote against a short-term government spending package unless they have “absolute assurances” that it will strengthen “election security.” “Unless House and Senate Republicans can get absolute assurances about the security of our elections, they should not move forward with a continuing budget resolution of any kind.” […]