House rejects Speaker Johnson’s funding plan 2 weeks before government shutdown

As expected, the House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill yesterday, just two weeks before a scheduled government shutdown.

It was a tight vote with 202 representatives voting in favor and 220 voting against the bill. Fourteen Republicans voted alongside Democrats who opposed the measure.

The funding bill package included the Republican-sponsored SAVE Act, which would require those registering to vote to prove their citizenship.

Speaker Johnson said he was disappointed with the outcome because, according to his research, election security is a top issue for the American public. However, he added that he believed the bill would ultimately pass with the help of his GOP members.