'We're barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history,' Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday. Vice President JD Vance has warned of 'painful' cuts ahead, even as employee unions sue.
Yes and no. That is true in the House. And the Republicans have passed a version of the bill in the House. The Senate, OTOH, requires 60 votes for a measure to pass. So they need at least 7 votes from non-GOP members to pass anything.
In the narrowest reading of the article, maybe. But as I said the House already passed their bill. It is in the Senate’s hands now. But since the Senate requires a supermajority, they need some level of Dem support to pass it. And since anything the Senate passes would have to go back to the House for reconciliation, House leadership is very much involved in those negotiations (or lack thereof) since they would have to line up support in their own chamber. And that is what the article is talking about. Not just the House, but the negotiations as a whole and Johnson’s part in it. (Or refusal to participate as seems to be the case.)
Yes and no. That is true in the House. And the Republicans have passed a version of the bill in the House. The Senate, OTOH, requires 60 votes for a measure to pass. So they need at least 7 votes from non-GOP members to pass anything.
The article is about Mike Johnson and the house.
In the narrowest reading of the article, maybe. But as I said the House already passed their bill. It is in the Senate’s hands now. But since the Senate requires a supermajority, they need some level of Dem support to pass it. And since anything the Senate passes would have to go back to the House for reconciliation, House leadership is very much involved in those negotiations (or lack thereof) since they would have to line up support in their own chamber. And that is what the article is talking about. Not just the House, but the negotiations as a whole and Johnson’s part in it. (Or refusal to participate as seems to be the case.)
isnt MTG also voting against him, ?