Chalk up another victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and his razor-thin GOP majority as the continuing resolution (CR) regarding the budget squeaked by in a 217-213 vote late Tuesday afternoon. (As anticipated, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was a “no” vote; Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) was the lone “yes” for the Democrats.)
There was no question heading into the vote that it was going to be tight. House Democrats had vowed to oppose the measure, even though it was a “clean bill” and slim, at only 99 pages. Their narrative regarding the CR is that it contains “devastating cuts” to sacred cow entitlement programs (which, of course, it does not).
Jeffries on CR: This partisan and reckless Republican spending bill fails to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which we know are on the Republican chopping block. It represents devastating cuts and an…
