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Would Democrats Save Mike Johnson?

Would Democrats Save Mike Johnson?

A few thoughts for the end of the week

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Taegan Goddard
Jan 19, 2024
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As lawmakers raced to get home before a snow storm, they quickly passed a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown.

The Senate passed the measure easily, 77 to 18 .

But House Republicans wanted to send the measure back to the Rules Committee and amend it with a border security measure that they passed seven months ago.

Speaker Mike Johnson resisted…

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