C-SPAN's description-in-advance of today's House proceedings reads: "The House will vote on a six-month continuing resolution, temporarily funding government past the September 30th deadline to March 28, 2025 to avert a shutdown. The bill was pulled from the House floor last week due to a lack of support."
News
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AP: Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects
Where to Watch
- C-SPAN: House Session (Stream goes live at noon Eastern).
Discussion Thread: US House Debates Government Funding Extension and SAVE Act
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Republicans are incapable of governing.
Chances of passing? 0%
Its already fucking illegal for non citizens to vote.
Proof of citizenship thing is bullshit. They keep piling more hoops to vote
Republicans are going to put a lot of hardworking Americans out of work weeks before an election because they are incapable of governing. Personally, I’m glad to see them torpedo their own chances, but it’s a shame that yet another Republican led government shutdown is going to harm a lot of innocent people in the process.
Incase you need to know about the SAVE act like I did:
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/
A government shutdown this close to an election….are the pubs trying to make trump lose?
Rep Jeff Jackson from NC called this “shutdown theater”
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/FAOrKobtIo
If republicans want ID/proof of citizenship for voting then they need to put the infrastructure in place for it first. Open up more locations where people can get IDs-> have a comprehensive campaign to get people to register to vote and get their IDs. Work with communities that lack a lot of the normal documentation one would need to get an ID. This is the only way it would be acceptable. You create a standard for a national ID and make sure every single citizen can get one without issue.
Look, it’s a funding bill with a poison pill meant to obstruct voting.
Good work, Johnson/Republican Party.
REAL ID requires proof of citizenship right? Why is this controversial?
It’s an interesting play. The House could vote this through then vote on party lines in the Senate to make Harris cast the tie breaking vote to kill. Sets up the “Harris Shutdown” headlines.
Just a reminder to everyone since it may be hard to remember; Trump wants this shut down:
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/10/trump-house-republicans-mike-johnson-shutdown
If only we had a national ID system
Trying to pass a voter suppression bill a month and a half before an election is a desperate farce that makes the GOP look terrible. I get that the point is to make Harris look bad, but the one thing most Americans know is that government shut downs come from congress and this just gives her more ammo.