Speaker Johnson Delays Govt. Funding Vote

Published SEP 11 2024

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Above: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters as he departs a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Kent Nishimura/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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Mike Johnson has been dealt an almost impossible task thanks to the obvious pushback from Democrats mixed with the fringe but powerful group of Republicans to his right. The government needs to be funded, and Johnson knows that inorder to get that done, he'll either have to convince his right-wing adversaries to join him or offer the other side some concessions.

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Unfortunately for Mike Johnson, his party has been captured by Trump and his delusional beliefs about voter registration. While the Speaker attempts to keep the government afloat, a handful of his colleagues have chosen to hold the country hostage and complain about non-existent illegal voters.

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Whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge, these theatrical last-minute spending bill debates alway result in the government increasing the national debt. Both parties will pretend to bicker over certain issues, but in the end the Democrats will get their bloated welfare spending and Republicans will grow the military industrial complex.

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