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Spending bill passes with Democratic support, sparking familiar Republican complaints with still-new House speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be governing with a shrinking majority. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Less than six months after a faction of House Republicans led a revolt that removed Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, more Republicans are already complaining about the party's direction and questioning whether his replacement, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), is the right person for the job.
The complaints picked up after the House passage Friday of a $1.2 trillion funding bill, and they are familiar ones for the chamber, similar to those that had been lodged against McCarthy (Calif.): Both men have relied on Democrats to pass key funding bills in the narrowly divided chamber and have bypassed rules in order to move the legislative process along more quickly when facing key legislative deadlines.
The speed of their disenchantment with Johnson is a reminder of the difficulty of leading the restive Republican caucus, which has been shrinking because of member departures. On Friday, Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin announced he would resign next month to join the private sector, leaving Johnson with just one vote to spare to get measures passed on party lines.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/24/house-speaker-johnson-spending-complaints/
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