GOP leaders on Capitol Hill have long assumed that at least a couple dozen House Republicans — from about 2011 until the end of time — would always vote against anything resembling a “continuing resolution.”
Conservative sticklers have built a political brand around decrying CRs as a dereliction of Congress’ appropriating duties. Eight Republicans — including four current members — tossed out former Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the egregious sin of putting a six-week funding extension on the House floor. And these Republicans demanded commitments from his replacement, Mike Johnson, that he would change Washington’s can-kicking ways and return Congress to “regular order.”
But on Tuesday, it wasn’t Johnson who changed; it was the conservative sticklers.