WASHINGTON – Speaker Mike Johnson’s opening bid to avert a government shutdown appears doomed to fail in the House this week amid widespread Republican opposition, thwarting the top lawmaker’s hopes of the proposal squeezing Democrats in both chambers. Bernie Bennett reports.
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Speaker Johnson Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – Speaker Mike Johnson’s opening bid to avert a government shutdown appears doomed to fail in the House this week amid widespread Republican opposition, thwarting the top lawmaker’s hopes of the proposal squeezing Democrats in both chambers. Bernie Bennett reports.