House speaker’s bill to avert October shutdown combines stopgap funding with so-called ‘election security’ measuresThe House will vote on Wednesday on a government funding package that appears doomed to fail in the divided Congress, as Democrats and a handful of Republicans voice concerns about the two-pronged proposal.The House Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, has combined a six-month stopgap funding bill with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save) Act, a controversial proposal that would require people to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/11/republicans-government-spending-bill
Author : Joan E Greve in Washington
Publish date : 2024-09-11 11:00:04
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US House to vote on Mike Johnson’s controversial government funding bill
