Posted on 01/12/2024 1:11:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is sticking by a top-line spending deal that he struck with congressional Democrats and the White House this month amid calls from hard-line conservatives to scrap the plan and come up with an alternative.
“After weeks of hard-fought negotiations, we achieved a strong top-line agreement that allows our appropriations committee and all those who work on this to complete the appropriations process. It’s an important part of keeping the government running,” Johnson said in a brief statement to the press.
“Our topline agreement remains,” Johnson later said. “We are getting our next steps together, and we are working toward a robust appropriations process. So stay tuned for all that.”
Johnson took no questions.
His statement did not stop some of those pushing him to rip up the agreement from holding out hope that the Speaker could push for some of their alternative plans.
“Well, he has not rescinded it yet. But I am quite certain he is legitimately considering alternatives,” said Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. He called for lower spending levels and a change in border policies.
A photo of Johnson’s prepared remarks snapped by a Bloomberg reporter revealed that the Speaker had slightly adjusted his statement from the prepared “we are sticking with the topline agreement” to “our topline agreement remains.”
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Too bad we didn’t get Jim Jordon.
They’re all blackmailed by the MIC. Anyone who isn’t won’t get the votes to become the next Speaker.
Lock him up.
At this rate he will be spending more time with the fam soon.
He turned out to be a turd.
That is my point.
“We would like to see much lower numbers — obviously, we’re bankrupting the country.”
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.)
Thank heavens there’s an infinite amount of cash at the Federal Reserve:
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1635470213377323008
The GOP now fully consists of Johnsons and MAGA. The combination cannot exist together in nature. One side will win and the other will move on, leaving the GOP an empty husk. It can’t happen soon enough for me.
Anyone who got the votes is a “made” man, so to speak. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is an old movie but its still relevant in Today’s Washington, D.C.
Remember the names of those who voted against Jordon
complete unknown to me. but, looks like he’s just another gope uniparty failure.
calling Matt Gaetz. time to take out more garbage.
He is so compromised.
He claimed he was a tough negotiator. He cut 1 Billion here, 1 Billion there, 16 Billion over there. Seriously? Hello Speaker! The deficit is in the Trillions. How stupid does he think we are? It was pathetic. Fire him and shut down the government.
Career decision.
Saying Jordan could do better is totally speculation...and...I doubt it.
Mike Johnson is a wimp.
He’s worse than McCarthy. At least when McCarthy sold us out he didn’t do it in the name of a “Biblical Worldview.”
“Anyone who got the votes is a “made” man, so to speak. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is an old movie but it’s still relevant in Today’s Washington, D.C.”
BTTT
Totally agree with you.
Yup. Some of those darn Republican CogressCritters were from Miami.
They deficient didn’t start with Johnson....
Peter Navarro for Speaker!
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