House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a vote on a stopgap funding bill Wednesday after facing opposition from over a dozen Republicans, delaying efforts to avoid a government shutdown. Johnson, who leads a razor-thin GOP majority, said he will work through the weekend to build consensus. The government will partially shut down on October 1st without a funding deal. Former President Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social after the presidential debate, urging House Republicans to reject the bill. He stated that “THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO ‘STUFF’ VOTER REGISTRATIONS WITH ILLEGAL ALIENS."
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00:02House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a vote on a stopgap funding bill Wednesday after
00:06facing opposition from over a dozen Republicans delaying efforts to avoid a government shutdown.
00:12Johnson, who leads a razor-thin GOP majority, said he will work through the week to build
00:16consensus.
00:17The government will partially shut down on October 1st without a funding deal.
00:22Former President Donald Trump posted a message on TruSocial after the presidential debate
00:26urging House Republicans to reject the bill.
00:29He stated that the Democrats are trying to stuff voter registrations with illegal aliens.
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