The commotion around the bill is a reminder that governing in the House next year is going to be profoundly difficult. (via MaddowBlog)
Congressional leaders released a bipartisan government funding bill early Tuesday that includes a rewrite of federal election laws aimed at preventing another Jan. 6-style attack and choking off avenues for future candidates to steal elections. They expect to pass the bill in the coming days to avoid a government shutdown slated to begin this weekend. It is the product of lengthy negotiations between the two parties and has President Joe Biden’s support.
To put it mildly, House Republicans, who desperately want to threaten government shutdowns before next fall, are not pleased. In fact, as Politico, one group of House GOP lawmakers have even delivered a curious threat of sorts to the other end of Capitol Hill. The letter from the House contingent to Senate Republican added, “We are obliged to inform you that if any omnibus passes in the remaining days of this Congress, we will oppose and whip opposition to any legislative priority of those senators who vote for this bill — including the Republican leader.”
As practical matter, this probably won’t matter much: In a Democratic-led Senate, working alongside a Republican-led House, the only bills that will stand a chance will be bipartisan anyway. The threat from the House GOP group,Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, probably won’t sway a significant number of votes in the upper chamber.
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