Two House Republicans say they will oppose Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to pass a “clean” stopgap spending bill this week that would punt a possible government shutdown into November, threatening GOP leaders’ plan to jam Senate Democrats ahead of the Sept. 30 funding deadline.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who regularly opposes leadership-backed spending bills, said in a brief interview Monday that he would oppose the new expected continuing resolution as well.
“I am a ‘no’ unless it cuts spending, which I do not anticipate,” he said. Massie added that he is likely to support the rule setting up debate on the stopgap “unless it has something…
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