Speaker Johnson’s government funding plan hits roadblock as deadline looms

♪♪ >>> HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON IS WORKING THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO GET HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES ON BOARD WITH HIS GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL. THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING. JOHNSON'S PROPOSAL INCLUDES A MEASURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE PROOF OF REGISTER TO VOTE WITH CITIZENSHIP IN IT IS ALREADY ILLEGAL FOR NONCITIZENS TO VOTE . THE ADDED MEASURE MEANS EVEN IF JOHNSON SOMEHOW GETS APPROVAL IN THE HOUSE THE BILL IS DOA ON THE SENATE. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. CONGRESS MUST PASS THE SPENDING BILL BY OCTOBER 1 TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN JOE NEGUSE JOINS US NOW. >> HE IS TRYING TO GET, SPEAKER JOHNSON IS BASICALLY TRYING TO GET HIS CAUCUS ONBOARD. DONALD TRUMP, UM, SPECIFICALLY POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL FOR REPUBLICANS NOT TO SUPPORT ANY PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT THERE'S NOT HAVE VOTER ID ATTACHED TO IT, VOTER ID IS PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP. THAT IS WHAT ALICIA WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS A MAJOR POINT OF CONTENTION FOR DEMOCRATS, LIKE MYSELF. TALK ABOUT WHERE THINGS ARE WITH THIS BILL ON THE HILL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, GOVERNMENT FUNDING WILL RUN OUT. >> YES, LOOK, THIS IS LARGELY A SMOKESCREEN FOR REPUBLICANS' TRUE INTENTION. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. AS HAS HIS SYCOPHANTS IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. IT IS A CRISIS OF THEIR OWN MAKING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE. YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THERE WAS A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN OF THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT THAT SET FUNDING LEVELS FOR 2024 AND 2025. THAT IS THE AGREEMENT THEY ARE SEEKING TO BREACH. AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY HAVE AN EXTREME PARTISAN RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES THE VOTING MEASURE YOU JUST DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THAT THE PROJECT 2025 TRUMP INSPIRED PROVISION AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT UNFORTUNATELY WOULD PUT OUR COUNTRY IN A NEGATIVE WAY. THEY COULDN'T EVEN GET THE VOTES ON THAT HYPER PARTISAN RESOLUTION A FEW DAYS AGO. THE TIME FOR GAMES IS OVER. ALICIA HE SAID IT WELL, THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THEY NEED TO WORK WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON A BIPARTISAN PATH FORWARD AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, THE PAST IS PROLONGED. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET TO THE CONCLUSION, WHICH WILL BE FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT, AS WE MUST DO. >> THE INTERESTING PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT U.S. SENATOR, NOW VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE JD VANCE HAS PERSPECTIVE ON THIS. THIS IS WHAT THE SENATOR SAID AS HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN HIS SUPPORT FOR A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. >> WHY SHOULDN'T WE BE TRYING TO FORCE THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FIGHT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT THAT IS GOOD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LIKE WHY HAVE A GOVERNMENT IF IT IS NOT A FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT? >> SO THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THAT LITTLE TIDBIT WAS, YOU KNOW, JD VANCE IS ON THE RECORD AS SAYING BEFORE HE DOESN'T LIKE CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS, WHICH HE IS NOW ADVOCATING FOR. YOU ARE, QUOTE, RUBBERSTAMPING MORE MONEY FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE TALIBAN AND AN OPEN BORDER. THIS IS THE HAREBRAINED THINKING THAT HAS INFECTED REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS FECKLESS ON A GOOD DAY. HOW DO YOU, DO YOU JUST LET THIS PLAY OUT, AS HOUSE DEMOCRATS? YOU JUST GO, ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GO AHEAD AND Y'ALL GOT THE MAJORITY, DO YOUR THING AND LET US KNOW WHEN Y'ALL ARE CALLING THIS, CALL US FOR THE VOTE BECAUSE WE WILL BE READY FOR WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY, BESIDES MAKING, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO PAY THE NATION'S BILLS. WE HAVE TO PUT MONEY IN THE COFFERS GOING FORWARD, WHICH YOU ARE BEING REASONABLE AND RATIONAL ABOUT, WORKING WITH UNREASONABLE, IRRATIONAL PEOPLE. >> A COUPLE OF THINGS. HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL SHOW LEADERSHIP, AS WE HAVE THROUGH THE DURATION OF CONGRESS, NOTWITHSTANDING WE ARE THE MINORITY. WE HAVE, IN EFFECT, HAD TO SERVE AS IF WE ARE IN THE MAJORITY SO THERE IS SOME SEMBLANCE OF GOVERNANCE IN THE U.S. HOUSE. THAT IS, IN LARGE PART, BECAUSE OF LEADER JEFFRIES AND HIS STRONG AND REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST 20 MONTHS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND THE HAND OF PARTNERSHIP BUT LET ME JUST SAY, THE QUOTE YOU JUST SHOWED UP SENATOR VANCE, DEEPLY DANGEROUS IN MY VIEW. IT REFLECTS THIS MYOPICALLY NIHILISTIC VIEW OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT. IT MAY NOT MATTER MUCH TO JD VANCE BUT I ASSURE YOU, IT MATTERS A GREAT DEAL TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. >> THE READINESS OF THE VETERANS, SUPPORTING CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AT RISK ONCE AGAIN, JUST SO REPUBLICANS CAN PLAY POLITICS. IT IS RECKLESS. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WILL STAND FOR IT. >> I AM SORRY, CONGRESSMAN, THEY ARE WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN SERVICE OF A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EXIST. THIS IS FROM THE BRENNAN CENTER. SINCE 1996, THERE HAS BEEN CITIZENS VOTING IN ELECTIONS, VIOLATORS FACE POTENTIAL JAIL TIME AND DEPORTATION. THIS IS THE NUMBER I WANT TO FOCUS ON. 85 CASES OF ALLEGED NONCITIZEN VOTING TRACT FROM 2002 TO 2023. YOU HAVE A 21 YEAR SPAN IN WHICH, PERHAPS THERE HAVE BEEN 85 CASES, IT IS NOT A REAL PROBLEM. THAT IS WHY THAT SOUND FROM SENATOR VANCE GOT SUCH A BIG RESPONSE FROM GOVERNOR WALZ OUT THERE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TALKING ABOUT WHY IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.. >> SENATOR VANCE SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. OF COURSE THEY ARE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THINKING THAT SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, INTERRUPTING THINGS, RATHER THAN FINDING BIPARTISAN WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER. >> CONGRESSMAN, YOU RATTLED OFF A FEW PROGRAMS IMPACTED BY THIS BUT GIVE US ONE EXAMPLE, MATERIAL EXAMPLE OVER WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO PLAY POLITICS. >> CERTAINLY, I AGREE WITH GOVERNOR WALZ. HE HAS SPOKEN LIKE A FORMER HOUSE MEMBER, WHERE HE STANDS GIVEN THE STAKES GIVEN HIS TIME IN WASHINGTON. I WILL GIVE YOU A VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FOR FOLKS IN COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNT WEST. FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING THE FLAMES OF MULTIPLE WILDFIRES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. THOSE FIREFIGHTERS ARE SLATED TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF A 40% PAY CUT IF WE DON'T PASS A CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT FUNDS THE GOVERNMENT IN 18 DAYS. THAT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE