Republicans Will Require Democrat Support to Pass Johnson’s Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown by Lawrence Wilson – US Politics News

Speaker Mike Johnson’s two-step stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown is set to be voted by the House on Nov. 14 under a process that requires Democrat support to pass.
The bill will be voted on the floor under a suspension of rules, according to a Monday night scheduling notice from Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), meaning that it will require a two-thirds majority to pass.
The development came after conservatives opposed to the measure threatened to torpedo the bill in a procedural vote on Nov. 13.
Mr. Johnson has portrayed the measure as part of his commitment to reforming the way spending decisions are made in Congress. Whether colleagues go along with the idea will be an early signal of the new speaker’s ability to get things done with a slim and often contentious House majority….