Mike Johnson's coming surrender on the government shutdown
The end to the shutdown drama is in sight. The end to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) political headaches is not.
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... Why it matters: This caps 10 excruciating days for Johnson. At each step, he's insisted the inevitable wasn't inevitable. No one bought it. - - - Johnson spoke with Republican appropriators about drafting a "clean" three-month funding bill, Axios learned this afternoon. - - - The speaker hasn't publicly endorsed the three-month plan, which the White House and Senate Democrats always favored. - - - But he's inching toward the outcome many Senate Republicans privately said was coming: A spending bill through November that didn't include a GOP voting proposal to require proof of citizenship to vote. Johnson's six-month stopgap plus the voting legislation failed yesterday. Zoom in: Axios reported on Wednesday that Johnson has a Plan B -- but he wouldn't share it. That's still the case. - - - Into the void stepped Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who told reporters Thursday ...
- - - Johnson spoke with Republican appropriators about drafting a "clean" three-month funding bill, Axios learned this afternoon. - - - The speaker hasn't publicly endorsed the three-month plan, which the White House and Senate Democrats always favored.
- - - But he's inching toward the outcome many Senate Republicans privately said was coming: A spending bill through November that didn't include a GOP voting proposal to require proof of citizenship to vote.
Johnson's six-month stopgap plus the voting legislation failed yesterday.
Zoom in: Axios reported on Wednesday that Johnson has a Plan B -- but he wouldn't share it. That's still the case.
- - - Into the void stepped Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who told reporters Thursday ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-20 12:35 AM | Reply
Into the void stepped Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who told reporters Thursday he's starting to work on a bill that funds the government through Dec. 13 or Dec. 20.
"Open the pod bay door, HAL".
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-09-20 12:44 AM | Reply
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