Republican lawmakers are again criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson after he announced Tuesday that he would reintroduce the same budget bill he withdrew from the House floor last week with new provisions.
After nearly a dozen Republican senators voiced opposition to the funding bill, citing concerns about the growing national debt, Johnson removed the continuing resolution from the floor to “build consensus.” Announced He said he would reintroduce the same continuing resolution (CR) on Wednesday but attach a separate bill called the SAVE Act that would require proof of citizenship on the ballot, drawing similar backlash from his Republican colleagues for not addressing the original challenge. (Related: 'An outrageous partisan poison pill': Democrats threaten to block Republican government funding bill targeting foreign voters)
“Like an undead but doomed zombie, the CR+Save Act has returned,” said Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky. said “Speaker Johnson is fighting a fake war by adding shiny objects (that he will later abandon) to a bill that continues his destructive spending path. I will not take any part in this disgraceful farce. Not at all,” X wrote in his post.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 7: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) arrive for a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on May 7, 2024. Last week, Rep. Greene threatened to move forward with a “motion to rescind” after becoming dissatisfied with the Speaker’s handling of a government funding bill. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
“Congress has an obligation to do two things immediately: fund the federal government responsibly and ensure election security,” Johnson said in the release. “Because we owe it to our voters, we will move forward with a vote on the six-month CR with the SAVE Act attached on Wednesday. I urge all my colleagues to do what the vast majority of people in this county rightly demand and deserve – prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in U.S. elections.”
“Your bill does not fund government responsibly,” Massey said. response Responding to Mr Johnson's announcement, he said: “This is 12 bills rolled into one, continuing the wasteful spending that is ruining our country. Adding a 13th bill is not a serious solution. Stop insulting your constituents.”
of SAVE Method The bill, originally sponsored by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, would have required proof of citizenship for voter registration. Passed It was passed by the House in July, with five Democrats defecting and voting in favor along with 216 Republicans.
“The only way we can get the SAVE Act into law is if we don't pass the CR until the Senate agrees to pass the SAVE Act and for Biden to sign it into law,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia. said “Both Biden and Schumer are strongly opposed to the SAVE Act and have said they would shut down the government, which will force a government shutdown on October 1st,” X wrote in his post.
“I'm not going to lie and say this plan will work. It has already failed this week,” Greene continued. “Speaker Johnson needs to reach out to the Democrats he's been working with all this time to get the votes he needs to get done with what he's already planned.”
Reps. Massie and Greene, along with Republican Reps. Beth Van Duyne (Texas), Wesley Hunt (Texas), Greg Stube (Fla.), Jim Banks (Indiana), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Matt Rosendale (Montana), Corey Mills (Fla.) and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, Confirmed They initially opposed CR before Johnson shelved the bill.
“Congress cannot continue to put off the issues while the national debt soars, the border remains open and Biden and Kamala's radical agenda is fully funded,” said Rosendale, who has never voted for CR. said X's post read, “I have always been and always will be totally against continuing resolutions!”
The national debt surpassed $35 trillion in July for the first time in U.S. history, with some Republican lawmakers blaming the dramatic increase over the past few years on the Biden-Harris administration's big spending policies.
“Florida's 7th District didn't send me to Washington to do the same song and dance,” Mills said. said In X's post, he wrote, “We must secure our borders, hold our government fiscally responsible, and protect our elections. The SAVE Act was passed on July 10, 2024, but attaching it to a Pelosi-level spending bill will not force the Senate to pass it.”
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