The fate of a GOP plan for a 6-month government funding patch coupled with an election integrity measure is uncertain as some Republicans come out against it.
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) intends to move forward on a short-term government funding plan despite opposition from some Republicans that might doom the bill.
“I’m in this to win it,” Johnson said during a Sept. 10 press conference when asked about GOP opposition to the proposal.
The plan, which passed a procedural vote on the House floor in a mostly party-line 209–206 vote on Sept. 10, would extend the deadline to avert a government shutdown by six months to March 2025, a parliamentary measure dubbed a continuing resolution (CR). Government funding is due to expire on Sept. 30.
While there’s broad agreement in Congress on averting a shutdown before the election, the Republicans’ bill also includes legislation—the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. Democrats have strongly opposed the measure, saying that existing laws already bar illegal immigrants from voting.
Since the plan was announced on Sept. 6, several members of the Republican conference have come out in opposition to it, citing concerns that the top-line funding figures