Speaker Mike Johnson’s six-month government funding plan failed on the House floor Wednesday amid yet another rebellion within the House Republican conference over spending.
The collapse, which was expected, follows a weeklong effort to shore up support for Johnson’s (R-La.) stopgap, which would leave federal agencies with largely static budgets through March 28. It also included legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, known as the “SAVE Act.”
Republican leaders pulled the package from the floor last week because of the same internal party problems, pushing forward with a vote Wednesday despite dim prospects.
Johnson expressed disappointment with the result and said he would be listening to colleagues about ideas for a path forward. “We have time to fix the situation,” he said. “We’ll get right to it.”
