argued in the room that Democrats cannot be a “cheap date” and help Johnson pass the CR without getting something in return, according to a source present at the meeting. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.

We can live with this,' according to a member of his leadership team in attendance. But inside a closed-door meeting, Jeffries told rank-and-file Democrats about the CR, 'This is OK. We're going to map out that plan to fight for those principles.'Įarlier Tuesday, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., kept his cards close to the vest, saying Democrats were still evaluating Johnson's laddered proposal. 'And so I think everybody can go home, we can come back, reset. This place is a pressure cooker,' he said. This will allow everybody to go home for a couple of days for Thanksgiving, everybody cool off,' Johnson told reporters. 'I've been drinking from Niagara Falls the last three weeks. The CR also would give agitated lawmakers, who've been in session for 10 straight weeks, a chance to take a break from one another. Keeping the government's lights on into the New Year would buy more time for House Republicans to pass all 12 appropriations bills and for House and Senate negotiators to hammer out a broader deal. 'The continuing resolution before the House today meets that criteria and we will support it.' 'House Democrats have repeatedly articulated that any continuing resolution must be set at the fiscal year 2023 spending level, be devoid of harmful cuts and free of extreme right-wing policy riders,' the Democratic leaders said in a joint statement. Moments before the vote, House Democratic leaders endorsed his plan, guaranteeing its passage.

It also does not include a supplemental package covering things like aid for Israel and Ukraine, humanitarian assistance or border security, leaving those issues for later in the year.įacing a host of conservative defections, Johnson needed Democratic support to get his bill through the House. The CR is 'clean,' with no spending cuts or contentious policy provisions that would alienate Democrats. Follow live updates on the stopgap bill vote

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