Several Republican representatives such as Chip Roy and Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that they will vote against Speaker Mike Johnson’s funding plan which he will present in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown.
Roy, a representative from Texas, posted on his X account (formerly Twitter) that he is opposed to Johnson's initiative. "I am 100% opposed," he wrote.
Taylor Greene also spoke out. The Georgia legislator demanded that no money be granted to Ukraine, the border be closed and that Joe Biden, Merrick Garland and Christopher Wray be impeached after ensuring that she will vote against the bill.
I voted NO to both CRs before and I’m voting NO to this clean CR.
We need to finish approps and the Senate needs to do their job.
NO MONEY TO UKRAINE!
CLOSE THE BORDER!
STOP THE WEAPONIZED GOVERNMENT!
IMPEACH BIDEN, MAYORKAS, WRAY, GARLAND, AND GRAVES! https://t.co/X8baKyXUDm
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 11, 2023
Warren Davidson, a representative from Ohio, was another one of the Republican legislators who will against it. "The current short-term funding proposal includes a 1-year extension of the Farm Bill (no reform), status quo policies, and status quo funding levels. Disappointing is as polite as I can muster. I will be voting NO. Hopefully, the consensus will result in a more reasonable bill," he posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
The current short-term funding proposal includes a 1-year extension of the Farm Bill (no reform), status quo policies, and status quo funding levels. Disappointing is as polite as I can muster. I will be voting NO.
Hopefully, the consensus will result in a more reasonable bill.
— Warren Davidson 🇺🇸 (@WarrenDavidson) November 11, 2023
The White House also opposes the proposal
Republicans aren’t the only ones opposed to Johnson's proposal. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the bill that "is just a recipe for more Republican chaos and more shutdowns" and "an unserious proposal":
This proposal is just a recipe for more Republican chaos and more shutdowns—full stop. With just days left before an Extreme Republican Shutdown—and after shutting down Congress for three weeks after they ousted their own leader—House Republicans are wasting precious time with an unserious proposal that has been panned by members of both parties. An Extreme Republican Shutdown would put critical national security and domestic priorities at risk, including by forcing service members to work without pay.
What does Johnson's proposal involve?
The speaker announced that his plan to avoid a government shutdown would be undertaken in two steps: the first would expand financing until January 19, 2024 for military construction, Veterans Affairs, transportation, housing and the Department of Energy (DOE) and, the second, would expand funding until February 2, 2024 for the rest of the government's affairs. It would be a road map to "fight for the American people" against the management of the Biden Administration, as stated on social media:
This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories. The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills introduced right before the Christmas…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 11, 2023
Knowing that he does not have the unanimous approval of Republican legislators, Johnson announced this Sunday that he will present his bill in the House of Representatives this week and asked his party colleagues for time to "fix a decades old broken system":
In my first two weeks as Speaker, the House passed 3 standalone appropriations bills. I am committed to returning Washington to regular order, but you can’t fix a decades old broken system in a matter of weeks.
The CR we will bring to the floor next week keeps the government…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 12, 2023
