Speaker Mike Johnson is once again appealing to Democrats for crucial votes to pass a bipartisan funding bill, facing rising dissent within his party's hard-right faction. His reliance on Democrat support reflects an ongoing struggle to unite Republicans around major spending legislation.
Mr. Johnson initially sought to couple the proposed temporary funding measure with voter registration reforms, emphasizing, 'No matter where we are in the country, everybody understands that only U.S. citizens should vote in U.S. elections.' Despite this, he was compelled to drop the requirement due to internal disagreements.
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