GOP Reps Threaten Shutdown Over “Illegal Voting” Bill

The Huffington Post reports:

A group of hardline House Republican conservatives and libertarians named their price Monday for keeping the government open past Sept. 30: passage of a bill against illegal voting that most experts say isn’t needed.

The government’s day-to-day operations — most federal agencies and the programs they provide, aside from Social Security and Medicare — are funded through Sept. 30.

But to keep the government open past that date and past the general election on Nov. 5 will require a temporary spending bill to be passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, a so-called continuing resolution.

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Any short-term spending bill MUST include the SAVE Act.

It’s imperative that we prevent illegals from voting in our elections before it’s too late.

— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) August 12, 2024

Let’s prevent illegals from voting on Nov 5, and let the will of the American people be reflected in how the government is funded next year. https://t.co/xMfa98qU7h

— Congressman Bob Good (@RepBobGood) August 12, 2024