"Johnson joined Bash on Inside Politics, where he placed all of the blame for the shutdown on Democrats, and said there will be no compromises unless the full, clean continuing resolution favored by Republicans is passed. Democrats are currently at a standstill with Republicans over government funding, demanding that their support for the CR be tied to an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. The shutdown has lasted 30 days, and the food assistance program SNAP will run out of funds by November 1."
"So just to put a pin in it, all or nothing, full government funding for the entire government or you're not going to bring anything up on the House floor even if the Senate finds some sort of compromise, she asked. Yes because they're trying to play games and we're not interested in doing that. That's the position of Republican leadership in the Senate and the House and the White House as well."
House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown and insisted Republicans will accept only a full, clean continuing resolution. Democrats tied their support for the CR to an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, producing a standoff over funding. The shutdown has lasted 30 days, and SNAP will run out of funds by November 1, prompting bipartisan calls to fund the program. Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation to fund SNAP, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would back it if brought to the floor. Johnson rejected ad hoc measures, saying contingency funds require prior congressional approval.
Read at www.mediaite.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]