
Conservatives furious at Johnson for waiving GOP's 72-hour rule on $1.2T government funding bill
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The House GOP Conference is at odds once again with Speaker Mike Johnson expected to waive their 72-hour rule on legislation in order to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Two sources told Fox News Digital that they expect Johnson to hold the vote sometime on Friday. The speaker himself alluded to waiving the 72-hour rule, telling reporters on Wednesday afternoon that it was "not sacred." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
It’s prompted a furious backlash from members on his right flank. Many of those same members have been calling for Johnson to leverage a government shutdown to extract conservative policy concessions from the Democrat-controlled Senate and White House.