THE
TAKE
Representatives Nick LaLota and Anthony D'Esposito, who both
represent suburban districts east of New York City, said that
Jordan, of Ohio, had not articulated a clear plan for keeping
government funded past Nov. 17, when a stopgap measure runs out.
LaLota said Jordan had told him his plan was to pass a
bipartisan bill to end government shutdowns, but the New York
lawmaker said he did not have confidence such a measure would
pass.
Jordan himself is not a co-sponsor on the Prevent Government
Shutdowns Act. His office did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
KEY QUOTES
"That's not a plan that inspires any confidence to me. That's an
idea. But unless you have 217 votes to get behind that idea,
it’s not a winning idea," LaLota said in an interview.
D'Esposito said he was not sure that Jordan would support a
stopgap measure known as a continuing resolution, an outcome
becoming increasingly likely, adding: "none of us have crystal
balls, but it's pretty clear where we're headed."
CONTEXT
* The prior Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted after
passing the current stopgap funding measure on Sept. 30 with
Democratic support, angering hardline Republicans.
* Jordan voted against that measure, worrying moderates about
future votes.
* Jordan was an architect of the 2013 shutdown over funding
former President Barack Obama's Medicare reforms, and he
supported the 2018 shutdown over funding for former President
Donald Trump's border wall.
(Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washington; editing by Grant
McCool)
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