Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears
WASHINGTON—An initial proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) to fund the government was voted down Wednesday, underscoring the divisions within the Republican Party but potentially setting the stage for talks with Democrats on avoiding a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
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Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
House Torpedoes Johnson Plan to Avert a Shutdown
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Government shutdown deadline nearing as U.S. House stumbles on stopgap spending bill
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, though leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start negotiations just yet.
House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters
“Today, House Republicans are taking a critically important step to keep the federal government funded and to secure our federal election process,” Johnson said Friday. “Congress has a responsibility to do both, and we must ensure that only American citizens can decide American elections.”
House GOP opposition tanks Johnson’s short-term funding plan
Speaker Mike Johnson’s six-month government funding plan failed on the House floor Wednesday amid yet another rebellion within the House Republican conference over spending. The collapse, which was expected,
Government Funding Plan With GOP Anti-Voter Fraud Rider Dies In House
Donald Trump wants Republicans to shut down the government if they can’t pass legislation to crack down on nonexistent voter fraud.
US House Ties Government Funding to Voting Bill as Shutdown Deadline Nears
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on legislation on Wednesday that pairs a must-pass spending bill with tighter voting rules, setting up an election year clash with the Democratic-majority Senate that risks a partial government shutdown.
House to vote Wednesday on doomed GOP government funding bill
Speaker Mike Johnson's GOP government funding bill will come to the floor, but probably without enough votes. A Sept. 30 shutdown deadline looms.
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