Speaker Johnson Attempts To Defend The 1,547 Page CR By Saying "Any Bill Has To Have Democrat Votes"

Posted • December 18, 2024: The continuing resolution (CR) bill that's going before Congress this week (in an effort to stave off a government shutdown) is, once more, an omnibus monstrosity that tops 1,500 pages and includes nifty little spending items like the State Department's censorship-loving Global Engagement Center. The State Department is currently being sued by The Federalist, The Daily Wire, and the state of Texas for the GEC's violations of First Amendment rights. […] It needs to fail. For a variety of reasons. -- Speaker Johnson attempts to defend the 1,547 page CR by saying “any bill has to have Democrat votes.” Weak. You don’t need 1,547 pages of fluff full of billions of dollars of wasteful government spending to “have Democrat votes.” Do better. (…)

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