Punchbowl News: “Speaker Mike Johnson promised to avoid Christmas-season omnibus spending bills. Yet here we are, eight days before Christmas and three days before the government funding deadline, and Congress is considering a massive spending bill with a host of unrelated measures attached.”
“And in a surprise to absolutely no one, Johnson is coming under withering criticism from rank-and-file Republicans over the package.
”“Johnson is getting it from all sides: middle-of-the-road Republicans, a committee chair and conservatives…”
“Republicans are incredibly peeved that a whole host of Democratic provisions got added to the CR, while the package seems silent on GOP demands… The reality is that Johnson had to accede to a host of Democratic demands because he needs their votes.”