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CQ Budget, Episode No. 328

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing a voting restriction measure opposed by Democrats as he struggles to pass a six-month funding extension.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing a voting restriction measure opposed by Democrats as he struggles to pass a six-month funding extension. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:22pm

Congress has three weeks to pass an election season funding extension to head off a partial shutdown. House Republicans hope to win political talking points by including a measure designed to ensure that noncitizens can’t vote by requiring proof of citizenship to register. They also want to punt final spending bills into March in hopes of increasing their leverage after the November elections. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and David Lerman assess the obstacles and political pressures at play in the fight over a continuing resolution.

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