Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) said he thinks House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be able to avoid a mutiny similar to that faced by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
When he was asked on CBS’s Face the Nation whether he thought Johnson would face a rebellion, similar to the one that resulted in the ouster of McCarthy, for working with Democrats on a short-term spending bill, Buck indicated Johnson would be able to avoid that fate.
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“I don’t think most Republicans blame Speaker Johnson for the problems that he is now facing,” Buck responded. “Those were created during the McCarthy time period, and Speaker Johnson is doing a good job to work his way through those issues.”
“So, no, I don’t think he’s going to face a rebellion. I think he’s going to face support when he finds ways to reduce our national spending,” Buck said.
Buck emphasized what he called “existential” problems facing the country.
“Our $36 trillion debt at the end of next year, $1 trillion of money that is being spent to service that debt — those are real existential issues that America needs to deal with, and I think Speaker Johnson’s going about it the right way.”
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The United States’s national debt is about $33.77 trillion, according to the Treasury.
The unusual two-tiered spending bill in question was passed with the help of Democrats earlier in November. The Senate passed the bill, and President Joe Biden signed it to push the possibility of a government shutdown into next year, according to the Associated Press.
