Johnson Takes Another Crack at Government Funding, Though Republicans Could Sink Their Own Bill

One Republican describes Johnson’s plan as ‘failure theater.’

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Speaker Johnson. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Speaker Johnson will put a government funding deal on the House floor on Wednesday, along with a bill that would require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. It comes just days after he abandoned the same plan due to opposition from his own Republican colleagues, who will almost assuredly kill the legislation when it is officially put up for a vote. 

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