By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-25 10:00:08 | Updated at 2024-09-30 21:34:33
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Speaker Johnson says House will not approve ‘Christmas omnibus’
The Hill ^ | 24 Sept 2024 | Emily Brooks
Posted on 09/25/2024 2:38:45 AM PDT by blueplum
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is promising that the House will not approve a single, massive bill to fund the entire government in December — a scenario feared by conservatives — despite a stopgap that’s expected to clear the House this week expiring on Dec. 20.
“There won’t be a Christmas omnibus,” Johnson said in a press conference Tuesday, reiterating a message he relayed privately to members in a House GOP conference meeting that morning.
It is a bold promise...And it would also defy historical precedent. Congress has regularly passed omnibus spending bills after a funding deadline butts up against end-of-year holidays...Conservatives have aimed to avoid that scenario, fearing Democrats and a lame-duck President Biden would load the bill with their own priorities...
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding until Dec. 20...
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: house; lameduck; mikejohnson; omnibus
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1 posted on 09/25/2024 2:38:45 AM PDT by blueplum
To: blueplum
2 posted on 09/25/2024 2:39:36 AM PDT by Jemian (There is tough. And then, there is TRUMP TOUGH!)
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3 posted on 09/25/2024 2:42:56 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
To: blueplum
Wish I could just vote to increase my salary like that.
4 posted on 09/25/2024 2:44:31 AM PDT by know.your.why (Floyd)
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5 posted on 09/25/2024 2:46:41 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: blueplum
When’s the last time we had a speaker who actually did what they said? Gingrich? What a laughingstock the Republican party has become.
6 posted on 09/25/2024 2:53:38 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
To: blueplum
From being a so called Christian, he lies a lot.
7 posted on 09/25/2024 2:58:27 AM PDT by roving (Deplorable Erectionists Listless Vessel )
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