Speaker Johnson Delays Spending Bill Vote Due to Rising Opposition
Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed the stopgap vote due to many GOP representatives voicing opposition.
At least eight Republicans signaled they would not vote for the bill.
The House would have voted on the continuing resolution (CR) later today.
A) Johnson on pulling interim spending bill today: We’re going to continue to work on this. Whip is going to do the hard work to build consensus, we’re going to work through the weekend on that. And I want any member of Congress in either party to explain to the American people why we should not ensure that only US citizens are voting in US elections. We’re going to work on that issue around the clock, because we have an obligation to the people to do it, and that’s what the fight is. That’s what’s important. It’s the most pressing issue right now, and we’re going to get this job done.B) Johnson: No vote today, because we’re in the consensus building business here in Congress with small majorities. That’s what you do. That’s what I’ve been doing since I became speaker. We’re having thoughtful conversations and family conversations within the Republican conference, and I believe we’ll get there. So people have concerns about all sorts of things. That’s how the process works, and sometimes it takes a little more time
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has always been the only one since Justin Amash retired to remain vocal against government spending, especially CRs, which are a bandaid.
The video is six minutes long so I won’t write out the transcript but he provides captions. I encourage you to listen.
Massie had an excellent takedown of Democrats and Republicans the other day, slamming both for always passing CRs and not actual budgets or cutting spending.
Here’s a great part.
Massie asks, “Why do we always spend at least as much as we did last year, and why do we never cut spending?”
He answers: “It’s because Democrats want to grow the welfare state, and Republicans want to grow the military-industrial complex.”
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