WASHINGTON — Divided House Republicans stumbled last week in their effort to pass Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to fund the government.
“A government shutdown is always a bad idea, at any time,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters.
The speaker’s initial strategy had called for a six-month continuing resolution (CR) tied to the SAVE Act, legislation backed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
It’s unclear whether Johnson this week will try to tweak the SAVE Act approach or try something entirely different.
Republicans see the SAVE Act as a mechanism to try to force politically vulnerable Democrats into a difficult position.
Persons:
Mike Johnson’s, They’ll, “, Mitch McConnell, Johnson, he’s, ”, Sen, John Cornyn, ” Cornyn, ” Johnson, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Ohio, Mike Rogers, we’re, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, “ You’ve, Thomas Massie, it’s “, ” Massie, Jon Tester, ” Tester, it’s, noncitizens
Organizations:
Republicans, GOP, SAVE, Republican, Trump, CRs, Armed Services, NBC, Capitol, ”
Locations:
WASHINGTON, Ky, Texas
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