GOP hard-liners revolt against Johnson-Schumer government funding deal
WASHINGTON — House Republican hard-liners revolted against the bipartisan spending deal on Wednesday by tanking a procedural vote on an unrelated bill, an attempt to signal their displeasure with the pact reached between Speaker Mike Johnson and the Senate.
WASHINGTON — House Republican hard-liners revolted against the bipartisan spending deal on Wednesday by tanking a procedural vote on an unrelated bill, an attempt to signal their displeasure with the pact reached between Speaker Mike Johnson and the Senate.
The vote was 203-216, with 13 Republicans defecting and joining Democrats to sink the “rule” vote. Among the defectors were Chip Roy of Texas, Bob Good of Virginia and Andy Biggs of Arizona, who all voted "no" to make their anger known to Johnson, said a person familiar with the effort.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she’s “absolutely not” happy with the way Johnson has operated so far. “We’ve been involved in nothing,” she said. “The only people he seems to be negotiating with and talking to is [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer and the White House. It’s not working for us.”
The disagreement highlights the headache House GOP leaders face from their right flank as Congress nears a Jan. 19 deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, with lawmakers growing nervous that time is short.
Earlier, Johnson, R-La., did not rule out another short-term funding bill to avert a shutdown this month, a shift from December, when he vowed there would be no more stopgap bills in 2024.
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