Show vote: Republicans make political statement in going against Speaker Johnson
The vote displayed what Republicans are on board with Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown
By Chad Pergram Fox News
6 min read| Published September 19, 2024 6:11pm EDT
The vote showed which Republicans opposed a combination bill to avoid a government shutdown and require that people prove they are citizens to vote. It’s known as the SAVE Act.
"You’ve got to own your votes," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex., who advocated the two-step strategy to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. "I have no problem with my votes or what I'm standing up on or trying to accomplish for the American people."
The vote also showed that Republicans can’t advance any semblance of a spending bill on their own. The vote showed long-standing divisions in the House Republican Conference. Some GOPers voted no for a panoply of reasons. Some oppose interim spending bills – known as "Continuing Resolutions" or "CR’s - to start with. Others opposed attaching the citizenship/voting mandate to a bill like this. Some didn’t think there was any way to implement the citizenship requirement for voting before the election.
It's about the math. And the vote tally revealed that Johnson had little to show for his work.
Johnson’s plan crashed to defeat, 220-202. 14 Republicans voted no. Two Republicans voted present. Two Democrats voted aye.
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