GOP Wary as Speaker Seeks Votes to Avoid Shutdown

Several Republican senators have publicly expressed skepticism that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can keep the government funded while he endures backlash from his own party over a proposed continuing resolution, The Hill reported Tuesday.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., last week joined four Republican senators in urging the passage of the government funding bill that is tied to a voter integrity measure or risk damaging the faith Americans hold in federal elections. 

Yet, this week Tuberville was concerned that Johnson would be unable to wrangle enough votes to avoid a shutdown and hinted that the Senate might need to step in avoiding a political disaster.

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