Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has signed on to a scheme to fund the federal government that’s so on the market that even Republicans are alarmed.
Punchbowl Information reported:
With the federal government shutting down in 15 days, Johnson has stated he needs to increase spending authority till Jan. 15. However on Thursday, the speaker floated a weird plan hatched by Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) — a “laddered CR.” The scheme, which Johnson solely described obliquely, would lengthen authorities funding company by company for various intervals of time. This might successfully create a cascade of presidency shutdown threats over the subsequent few months.
Even GOP management aides discovered the plan weird and have been alarmed Johnson talked about it. The Senate, in fact, wouldn’t go for this.
The federal government is probably going going to close down so long as Johnson and the Home Republicans counsel that new spending cuts are hooked up to continued funding.
Johnson’s plan is bonkers.
As a substitute of 1 authorities shutdown, there might be a sequence of mini-shutdowns. Home Republicans love this concept as a result of it could create chaos and permit them to keep away from the general public backlash that comes with a full-scale authorities shutdown.
The guess by those that assist the plan is that the general public and the media are much less prone to discover one company shutting down at a time.
The present Home majority has set the bar excessive for dumb concepts. This one might be their worst.
Speaker Johnson’s most vital present drawback isn’t President Biden. The brand new speaker has a convention that’s full public struggle with itself, and Republicans within the Senate are rejecting his concepts.
It has all fallen aside for MAGA Mike, and the concepts that he’s embracing are certain to make issues worse.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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