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Mike Johnson's handshake deal to avert government shutdown sparks conservative outrage
Ken Tran
USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/10/conservative-house-republicans-mike-johnson-government-shutdown/72162736007/
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson's handshake deal to fund the government has sparked outrage from what was already an irate right flank in the House Republican conference. The anger comes as the clock ticks for Congress to avert a partial government shutdown in less than 10 days.
The House’s most conservative members, who at first championed Johnson’s ascension to the speakership last year as a significant victory for the hard right, have expressed a variety of negative reactions to Johnson’s agreement to fund the government ranging from disappointment to outright anger.
One lawmaker, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, declined to rule out ousting Johnson from the speakership over the deal. Roy said he was leaving a motion to vacate “on the table” Tuesday on the Steve Deace Show, a conservative talk show.
Others didn’t want to say whether they would support a motion to vacate, but still expressed their disappointment at the agreement, saying it lacks the deep spending cuts conservatives have long sought after.
Ken Tran
USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/10/conservative-house-republicans-mike-johnson-government-shutdown/72162736007/
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson's handshake deal to fund the government has sparked outrage from what was already an irate right flank in the House Republican conference. The anger comes as the clock ticks for Congress to avert a partial government shutdown in less than 10 days.
The House’s most conservative members, who at first championed Johnson’s ascension to the speakership last year as a significant victory for the hard right, have expressed a variety of negative reactions to Johnson’s agreement to fund the government ranging from disappointment to outright anger.
One lawmaker, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, declined to rule out ousting Johnson from the speakership over the deal. Roy said he was leaving a motion to vacate “on the table” Tuesday on the Steve Deace Show, a conservative talk show.
Others didn’t want to say whether they would support a motion to vacate, but still expressed their disappointment at the agreement, saying it lacks the deep spending cuts conservatives have long sought after.
