Mike Johnson, whose conference is divided and a partial shutdown of the government looms, must pick a side again.
A limited government shutdown is imminent, and Mike Johnson is once more choosing a side as his conference is in disarray. With a potential limited government shutdown and his conference in disarray, an troubled Mike Johnson is once more choosing one side.
Mike Johnson, whose conference is divided and a partial shutdown of the government looms, must pick a side again.
Die Kommission wird befugt sein, gemäß Artikel 264 delegierte Rechtsakte zu den nachstehend behandelten Fragen zu erlassen: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) expressed his intention on Friday to adhere to a previously agreed upon budget for most of the government this year. This puts him in a conflicting position with fiscal conservatives within his own party. Johnson said, “Staying true to my promise of involving members in the legislative process, I’ve been in conversations and have received comments this week from numerous members throughout the Republican conference,” while speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol. “He stated that our primary agreement continues to stand,” We are in the process of organizing our subsequent actions and our aim is to develop a strong appropriations process. So keep an eye out for all of that to unfold. The announcement by Johnson concludes a week of alternating exchanges with his House Republican colleagues regarding an agreement he made with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The said contract stipulates a projected expenditure of about $1.59 trillion for government agencies and projects, excluding Social Security and Medicare, by 2024. Although this figure closely mirrors the upper limit agreed upon during the previous year by the Democrats and then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Johnson highlighted some modifications in related contracts that would lead to reduced expenditure, terming them as enhancements to the initial deal. Nonetheless, this agreement alone does not assure the prevention of a government shutdown; it only provides a collective nominal figure that must be adhered to when lawmakers draft individual spending bills. Additionally, certain departments are projected to have their funding cut off at midnight on January 1st.
