Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, RLa., is proceeding with a vote on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown and enact tough American election rules. The House GOP is bracing for government funding instability as Republican rebels revolt before the vote. After the bill’s release, Johnson was forced to postpone a vote on it last week as support from the GOP began to wane. According to sources who spoke with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, House GOP leaders’ attempts over the weekend to sway Republican opponents of the bill were mainly unsuccessful. It’s anticipated that at least twelve Republican legislators will vote no on the legislation. The GOP has modest expectations because to their tiny majority of only four seats and the likelihood of strong Democratic resistance.
We have a week to discuss illegal immigration, a House Republican texted Fox News Digital. Upon being questioned if failing would be worthwhile, he said, “At this point… I think so.” A Republican legislator added, “They’re basically at the point where they need to say they put on a show—call people RINOs, let the Freedom Caucus folks say ‘shut it all down,’ and then wait for the Senate to jam us.” He continued, “No votes happened last week, and I can’t imagine a change this week.”
According to Johnson himself, “Congress has an immediate duty to secure our elections and responsibly fund the federal government.” We will proceed with a vote on the SAVE Act and a six-month continuing resolution on Wednesday because we owe it to our constituents.” Nonetheless, the Speaker has a lot of support from within the conference. American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act security has been led by House Freedom Caucus policy chair Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and is being appended to the budget package. He said on X on Tuesday that “some Republicans would rather establish the failure they complain about than pass an imperfect bill with zero-sum conservative policies.”
A short-term CR until December has been urged by national security supporters and prominent GOP senators, who claim that if funding levels stay unchanged until March, it may put strain on military readiness. A further concern for House GOP leaders is that a sizable segment of Republicans, even those who oppose the bill, are conceptually against the CR, claiming that it only perpetuates high levels of federal spending. Others bemoaned having to cast ballots on a “messaging” law that the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, will not approve.
“By linking a shiny item—set to be tossed aside later—with a bill that continues our disastrous financial path, Speaker Johnson is stirring up an imaginary dispute. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wrote on X, “I won’t be a part of this offensive charade.” “The only way to make the SAVE Act law is to refuse to pass the CR until the Senate agrees to pass the SAVE Act and Biden agrees to sign it into law,” wrote Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
Starting October 1, government operations will halt as a result of this situation. Johnson thinks a shutdown could negatively impact Republican elections, leading them to hesitate in their opposition to Democrats during the standoff and potentially allowing a straightforward continuing resolution to move forward for government funding. The former president Trump, who Johnson visited over the weekend after the former president was the target of an assassination attempt, is another obstacle facing Johnson. On his Truth Social platform, Trump has openly backed the SAVE Act. However, he has pushed congressional Republicans to demand a government shutdown in the event that they do not receive “full assurances on election security.”