GOP Unveils Stopgap Funding Plan Pushing 'Manufactured' Issue of Non-Citizen Voter Fraud

Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday accused House Republicans of 'wasting precious time catering to the hard MAGA right' as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a stopgap funding bill tied to a proposal that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray said that 'avoiding a government shutdown requires bipartisanship, not a bill drawn up by one party,' and alluded to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's attempt last September to ram a spending bill through with immigration and border policy changes in order to avert a government shutdown.

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