MTG says she is ‘all for’ funding government but must see demands met
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she is supportive of funding the federal government but that she will not vote for a continuing resolution unless her demands are met.
House Republicans are facing an uphill battle as they work to pass a continuing resolution, which is a stopgap funding extension, and avoid a government shutdown. Several hard-line conservatives, such as Greene, have told House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) that they will not vote for any funding down the road unless the resolution meets their requests, most of them looking to slash spending levels.
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“I’m all for responsibly funding the government, but I will NOT vote to fund these things,” Greene said on Tuesday, responding to a post from last week that listed her demands.
Greene said she will not vote for a resolution that does not address an impeachment inquiry for President Joe Biden, defunding Biden’s “weaponization of government,” elimination of all COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, and elimination of funding to the war in Ukraine.
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McCarthy has said that an impeachment inquiry for Biden will be done with a vote if that is the path Republicans decide to take, not “through the declaration by one person.”
Members of the House Freedom Caucus have echoed Greene in calling for lowering spending. They, too, oppose a “blank check” for Ukraine and seek a cut in spending to the fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, which is $200 billion less than what Biden and McCarthy agreed to in the debt ceiling compromise.
Other areas that Greene and others are looking to include are funding for border security, elimination of “woke” Pentagon policies such as diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and the “weaponization” of the FBI and DOJ.
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McCarthy can afford to lose no more than four Republican votes if he hopes to pass all 12 appropriations bills before funding expires on Sept. 30.
The House passed one before leaving for August recess. When the House returns on Sept. 14, members will have only 12 working days to pass the remaining bills.