Government financing proposal by Speaker Mike Johnson is experiencing challenges, with at least 6 Republican opponents voicing their dissent.
At least six Republican representatives in the House have expressed their opposition to Johnson's plan to combine a contentious bill prohibiting non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections with a six-month funding resolution for the government. This amount of GOP opposition is sufficient to prevent Johnson's plan from passing due to the narrow majority the Republicans hold in the House, as well as the lack of support from the Democrats.
Representatives Greg Steube of Florida, Cory Mills of Florida, Jim Banks of Indiana, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and Matt Rosendale of Montana have all publicly declared their disapproval of this plan, which is referred to as a continuing resolution, or CR, and is set to be voted on this Wednesday.
Steube stated to CNN, "I have never voted for a CR, and I don't plan to in the future."
Mills revealed on Monday that he informed the House Republican leadership team, "I will be a no."
Banks and Burchett both confirmed to CNN that they also oppose Johnson's plan.
While Massie and Rosendale both released statements making clear their opposition to Johnson’s proposal.
Following GOP lawmakers voicing their opposition, Johnson seemed less optimistic about his plan's chances of passing, telling CNN on Monday night, "We will find out" when it comes up for a vote on Wednesday.
"We will have some more conversations tonight," Johnson added. "I am very confident in the principle of what we are doing, and hopefully it will get across."
Johnson had a different attitude just hours earlier.
"Let's see if they have the courage to tell the American people they want illegals to vote in these elections," Johnson told CNN about the Senate earlier on Monday.
Pressed further, Johnson reiterated, "There is no backup position. This is a righteous fight."
During a private meeting with his leadership team on Monday, Johnson was even more forthright.
"He made it really clear that this is the plan, this is what we are going with, he's not going to entertain anything else," GOP Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan said of Johnson's stance during the meeting. "This is his line in the sand."
Johnson's confidence in passing the contentious voting bill and government funding resolution seemed to wane after GOP representatives voiced their opposition, stating, "We will find out" when it comes up for a vote. Massie and Rosendale, among others, openly expressed their disapproval of Johnson's proposal, making politics around this issue increasingly complex.
