Some Republicans are already starting to worry that they will be blamed for a partial government shutdown if the House and Senate fail to reach a deal by Oct. 1.
Some House Republicans are already privately worrying about how a partial government shutdown would affect their electoral chances in November. 'If we shut down, we lose,' one lawmaker told Fox News Digital. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled his plan to avoid a partial shutdown in a private call with House GOP lawmakers on Wednesday morning, four sources told Fox News Digital.
But with both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the White House publicly opposing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, it's highly likely Johnson's plan would be dead on arrival if it passed the House. 'My problem isn't with the policy, which I support. My problem isn't with the messaging, which I think is strong.
He added, however, 'that's not a bet I'd make. Especially when the speaker has offered a path to avoid this.' Other Republicans dismissed fears of political blowback in the event of a government shutdown. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who is not committed or opposed to Johnson's plan, told Fox News Digital this week, 'The legacy media makes these shutdowns worse than they are. … Nobody loses their house, nobody loses a dime. They all get made whole.
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