House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will move forward with a vote on his government funding plan despite growing opposition within his own party that could kill the bill when it reaches the floor this week.
Johnson unveiled his plan to fund the government last week, proposing to extend current spending levels until late March but only if lawmakers attach the Republicans’ SAVE Act that would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. Although that caveat was made to appease some of his most hardline members, the proposal has been met with opposition from those very same Republicans — putting its future in peril.
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