House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is moving forward with plans to pass a short-term funding bill through March to avoid a partial government shutdown this week, angering voters. hardline Republicans who called it a “surrender” to “Biden policies.”
“Last week, House Republicans reached an improved superior agreement that will finally allow the House and Senate to complete the annual appropriations bills,” Johnson said in a Sunday statement, affirming the $1, 66 billion dollars that he reached with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D). -NEW YORK).
The main deal would extend government funding at current levels through March 1 and March 8, respectively, with $888 billion allocated for defense spending and $704 billion for discretionary spending.
Another $69 billion would be added to discretionary spending levels following a side deal that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) negotiated with the White House as part of last year’s bill to raise the debt ceiling, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Law.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is moving forward with his plans to pass a short-term funding bill through March to avoid a partial government shutdown this week. AP In a statement Sunday, Johnson affirmed the $1.66 trillion spending deal he reached with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Ron Adar / M10s / SplashNews.com
In his statement, Johnson repeated his defense of the deal with Schumer, insisting that it would eliminate “the worst tricks included in the previous Fiscal Responsibility Act side deals,” while preserving $10 billion in cuts to the IRS and 6 billion dollars in debt recoveries. unspent COVID relief funds.
“With completion deadlines right around the corner, a short continuing resolution is required to complete what House Republicans are working hard to achieve: an end to general governance, meaningful policy victories, and a better stewardship of American tax dollars,” Johnson added.
Ten minutes after Johnson’s statement, the conservative House Freedom Caucus published in X: “This is what surrender looks like.”
Ten minutes after the statement, the conservative House Freedom Caucus, led by Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who is pictured above, posted on X: “This is what surrender looks like.” AP
“The @HouseGOP is planning to pass a short-term spending bill that continues Pelosi’s levels with Biden’s policies, to buy time to pass long-term spending bills at Pelosi’s levels with policies of Biden.”
Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) and other members flocked to Johnson’s office last week to try to persuade him to back out of the Schumer deal.
But the speaker came out Friday afternoon and told reporters, “Our core agreement remains,” urging his conference to approve the measure and move quickly “toward a robust appropriations process.”
But the speaker came out Friday afternoon and told reporters, “Our main agreement remains,” urging his conference to approve the measure. MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
“It brings Congress very close to normal order, which is our big commitment here,” Johnson said, referring to the traditional 12-bill appropriations process to fund the federal government that has not been completed in any fiscal year since 1996.
Other House lawmakers, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), expected the president to extend any continuing resolution beyond April 30, ensuring a 1% reduction in the federal budget. that McCarthy had walked into the debt ceiling deal if Congress did not return to normal order by then.
“The White House and the Senate were desperate to raise the debt limit, so they agreed to cuts and spending limits,” Massie told The Post last week, adding that they “reneged on that agreement” with the main agreement between Johnson and Schumer. .
Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) and other members met in Johnson’s office last week to persuade him to withdraw from the Schumer deal. MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Schumer, who applauded the “compromise” he reached with Johnson in a floor speech last week, plans to have the Senate vote on the funding measure on Tuesday.
Johnson and House Republicans have been united, however, in their opposition to a leaked draft of a deal crafted by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) to improve border security, which increased the number of green card holders to 50,000 per year and still allowed 5,000 immigrants to be processed daily in the United States.
“Absolutely not,” the House president posted on X in response to the proposal.
However, Johnson and House Republicans have been united in their opposition to a leaked draft of a deal crafted by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) to improve border security. AP
Lankford negotiated the deal with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) over the Christmas recess to reform U.S. border policies for the first time in decades.
Both bills are expected to receive support from Democrats, but will need the votes of a handful of moderate Republicans to pass in the closely divided House.
“I think you’re going to get to the point where he’s going to have to say, ‘Hey, look, you’re either with me or you’re not. And if you’re not with me, we’re going to have to find the votes to shore this up and get the job done for the American people,’” Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) told the Washington Post. during the weekend of the current state of the negotiations.
“Remember, he is the speaker of the House. He is not just the president of the Republican Party.”
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