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Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his plan for government spending on a conference call with House Republicans on Wednesday, which would extend the funding deadline for fiscal 2025 until next year. The six-month extension would alsoa bill negotiated by Johnson and former President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship for voter registration — a policy rider that is likely dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate.
That clean continuing resolution, they countered, might be the only way to avoid a government shutdown — a crucial move to defend Republican seats in Democratic-leaning districts. The proposal to delay a government spending deal until next year comes as Johnson has faced pressure from those on his right flank to “use our leverage” to ensure Democrats cannot use Biden’s final months in a lame-duck period to push through a massive spending bill that advances the party’s agenda. Instead, the group wants to delay the process until next year after they hope Trump is sworn in for a second term.
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