House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill was rejected by Congress on Wednesday after 14 Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the stopgap measures—even after the speaker attached a Trump-endorsed voter registration act to the legislation.
The House now has until Sept. 30 to pass a spending bill or face a government shutdown.
Johnson previously scrapped a vote on the bill last week to spend the weekend rounding up support from hesitant members of his caucus. He also attached the SAVE Act to the legislation, which would prohibit states from registering non-citizens as voters—something Johnson himself has admitted is already illegal under federal law.
“If Republicans don’t get the SAVE Act, and every ounce of it, they should not agree to a Continuing Resolution in any way, shape, or form,” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier on Wednesday.
Johnson was defiant, chalking the loss up to “the legislative process at work.” Speaking to a group of reporters, Johnson said “the play that we ran tonight was the right play. It’s the right fight for the American people. It’s the one that they demand and deserve.”
He added that there was plenty of time to “draw up another play”—but did not elaborate on what that might look like.
Later in the evening on Fox News, Johnson criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats for not bringing any of the Republican House majority’s appropriations bills up for a vote.
“There’s nothing that we can negotiate because there’s nothing on the table, Johnson told host Sean Hannity. “We’re pushed into this scenario, this dilemma, because of the Senate’s inability, or unwillingness, to do their job.
The Republicans who joined the Democrats to defeat the bill included Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.
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PadreSJ on
His party alone has enough votes to pass the bill it wrote.
Blames the Democrats for his party not passing the bill.
….
Yup… that’s about right.
yeetuyggyg on
So Republicans with a majority can’t pass a spending bill they made?
Just when the Fed lower rates to get the market ripping, the GOP finds a way to ruin things.
Again.
Illuminati_Shill_AMA on
One thing I’ll say as a credit to the American public. The last couple of shutdowns have gone poorly for the GOP because people have started to see through their messaging. At least on that issue.
It isn’t 15 years ago anymore. We know exactly who is responsible if the government shuts down.
circa285 on
The GOP do not want to govern.
ControlLogical786 on
The GOP is incapable of governing!
Lost_Minds_Think on
Mike Johnson is a door mat and he doesn’t even know it.
LonewolfLucan21 on
Perhaps a last gasp for him. Pass a stopgap without the voting bill sidecar. government shutdown averted. He has to know there is no salvaging his speaker position after the circus this has become. Do the right thing and move on.
ConsiderationKey1658 on
Reminder that Mike Johnson thinks people walked with dinosaurs 6,000 years ago
jcrestor on
I‘m so fucking confused by US House politics. What the fuck is this all about?
So, Johnson wants to put a poison pill into the government funding law? And some of his right wing nuts oppose it, because they do not want to fund the government at all? And all Democrats oppose it because of the poison pill?
johnwayne1 on
He has no intention of passing a bill. This is for Trump
AlsoCommiePuddin on
Strong Mitch McConnell vibes on this one.
Duckney on
The Republicans have the votes to write a bill containing anything they want and pass it to the Senate. They can’t even do that.
They wrote a spending bill themselves and couldn’t get it passed and blamed Democrats. This 100% falls on Republicans.
5DollarF00tLon9 on
Go ahead republicans, shut down the government one month before the election. I dare you. Vote blue folks, vote these clowns out
prodigy1367 on
Mainstream media: Why this is bad for Kamala and the Democrats. More on this story at 11.
fountain20 on
If you can’t pass a bill that you introduced and you hold the votes to pass it and it still fails you need to resign. How can you lead when you can’t even get your team on the same page. What a waste of time
TarnishedAccount on
This is the equivalent of punching myself in the face and then blaming the guy across the street
metal0060 on
Republicans love to blame their problems on other people.
Mr-Bane on
Do we have a website that notes the bills and who voted for and against them?
Along with summarizes of the bills and party affiliations of the voters.
Humbler-Mumbler on
God these guys are clowns
IsGoingTTaM on
The GOP is a waste of taxpayer money; been like this for decades. Will their base ever learn…decades upon decades says nope.
manfromfuture on
Contrarian agents of chaos, paid by and working for hostile foreign groups.
astrozombie2012 on
These people are such fucking tools… republicans create so much fucking disfunction while claiming they can fix it lol
chpbnvic on
This is ridiculous! Shutting down the government would effectively be the final nail in the coffin to their hopes of having Trump as president but they’re just going to do it because Trump said so?? Definitely not a cult at allllllllllll…
senorvato on
Stop paying the lawmakers, and sequester them until they can work out and pass a budget. No matter how long it takes.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill was rejected by Congress on Wednesday after 14 Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the stopgap measures—even after the speaker attached a Trump-endorsed voter registration act to the legislation.
The House now has until Sept. 30 to pass a spending bill or face a government shutdown.
Johnson previously scrapped a vote on the bill last week to spend the weekend rounding up support from hesitant members of his caucus. He also attached the SAVE Act to the legislation, which would prohibit states from registering non-citizens as voters—something Johnson himself has admitted is already illegal under federal law.
“If Republicans don’t get the SAVE Act, and every ounce of it, they should not agree to a Continuing Resolution in any way, shape, or form,” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier on Wednesday.
Johnson was defiant, chalking the loss up to “the legislative process at work.” Speaking to a group of reporters, Johnson said “the play that we ran tonight was the right play. It’s the right fight for the American people. It’s the one that they demand and deserve.”
He added that there was plenty of time to “draw up another play”—but did not elaborate on what that might look like.
Later in the evening on Fox News, Johnson criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats for not bringing any of the Republican House majority’s appropriations bills up for a vote.
“There’s nothing that we can negotiate because there’s nothing on the table, Johnson told host Sean Hannity. “We’re pushed into this scenario, this dilemma, because of the Senate’s inability, or unwillingness, to do their job.
The Republicans who joined the Democrats to defeat the bill included Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.
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His party alone has enough votes to pass the bill it wrote.
Blames the Democrats for his party not passing the bill.
….
Yup… that’s about right.
So Republicans with a majority can’t pass a spending bill they made?
That guy gives me the major creeps
He is an idiot in a cesspool of cretins.
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Just when the Fed lower rates to get the market ripping, the GOP finds a way to ruin things.
Again.
One thing I’ll say as a credit to the American public. The last couple of shutdowns have gone poorly for the GOP because people have started to see through their messaging. At least on that issue.
It isn’t 15 years ago anymore. We know exactly who is responsible if the government shuts down.
The GOP do not want to govern.
The GOP is incapable of governing!
Mike Johnson is a door mat and he doesn’t even know it.
Perhaps a last gasp for him. Pass a stopgap without the voting bill sidecar. government shutdown averted. He has to know there is no salvaging his speaker position after the circus this has become. Do the right thing and move on.
Reminder that Mike Johnson thinks people walked with dinosaurs 6,000 years ago
I‘m so fucking confused by US House politics. What the fuck is this all about?
So, Johnson wants to put a poison pill into the government funding law? And some of his right wing nuts oppose it, because they do not want to fund the government at all? And all Democrats oppose it because of the poison pill?
He has no intention of passing a bill. This is for Trump
Strong Mitch McConnell vibes on this one.
The Republicans have the votes to write a bill containing anything they want and pass it to the Senate. They can’t even do that.
They wrote a spending bill themselves and couldn’t get it passed and blamed Democrats. This 100% falls on Republicans.
Go ahead republicans, shut down the government one month before the election. I dare you. Vote blue folks, vote these clowns out
Mainstream media: Why this is bad for Kamala and the Democrats. More on this story at 11.
If you can’t pass a bill that you introduced and you hold the votes to pass it and it still fails you need to resign. How can you lead when you can’t even get your team on the same page. What a waste of time
This is the equivalent of punching myself in the face and then blaming the guy across the street
Republicans love to blame their problems on other people.
Do we have a website that notes the bills and who voted for and against them?
Along with summarizes of the bills and party affiliations of the voters.
God these guys are clowns
The GOP is a waste of taxpayer money; been like this for decades. Will their base ever learn…decades upon decades says nope.
Contrarian agents of chaos, paid by and working for hostile foreign groups.
These people are such fucking tools… republicans create so much fucking disfunction while claiming they can fix it lol
This is ridiculous! Shutting down the government would effectively be the final nail in the coffin to their hopes of having Trump as president but they’re just going to do it because Trump said so?? Definitely not a cult at allllllllllll…
Stop paying the lawmakers, and sequester them until they can work out and pass a budget. No matter how long it takes.
What a joke that party has become
Can we please vote Republicans out?