Chip Roy claims that voters are not concerned about the government shutdown fight.

Conservatives, like Roy, are pushing for a funding bill to include a provision mandating proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Chip Roy claims that voters are not concerned about the government shutdown fight.
Chip Roy claims that voters are not concerned about the government shutdown fight.

According to Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, American voters prioritize secure elections over the politics of a potential government shutdown, as he stated on Tuesday.

Roy stated in an interview with Planet Chronicle Digital that his constituents desire honest elections, a secure border, and are not particularly concerned about government funding.

Congress will reconvene in Washington, D.C., next week with only three weeks to reach a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown by October 1st.

Chip Roy
Rep. Chip Roy (Getty Images)

It is highly likely that a temporary funding extension known as a continuing resolution (CR) will be required to give negotiators additional time to determine fiscal 2025 spending priorities.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has been pressured by conservative rebels, including Roy, to pair a CR with the SAVE Act, which mandates voter eligibility proof.

The SAVE Act has been rejected by the White House and Senate Democrats, and both sides are cautious about the appearance of a government shutdown prior to Election Day.

Roy refused to reveal whether he would back a shutdown, stating that the responsibility would lie with Democrats rather than Republicans.

Speaker Mike Johnson is being lobbied by conservatives on the plan.
Speaker Mike Johnson is being lobbied by conservatives on the plan. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

"Roy stated that he would not participate in the "shutdown game" and that the press was attempting to make it about a shutdown. He emphasized that the Democrats were trying to make the issue about a shutdown. Roy clarified that their main objective was to ensure secure elections, and they were willing to fund the government, despite its flaws."

"If the Democrats want to shut down the government, that's their responsibility."

House GOP leadership is considering pairing the bill with a CR through March as one plan being discussed, according to two sources who spoke to Planet Chronicle Digital on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Planet Chronicle Digital followed up on Johnson's office's failure to respond to a Friday request for comment on his plan.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urged Republicans to shut down the government if the Senate does not pass it. (PETER ZAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Last week on Monica Crowley's podcast, former President Trump stated that House Republicans should "shut down the government" if their proposal isn't passed.

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., initially stated that he would support a continuing resolution (CR) until December. However, he later expressed uncertainty about whether the SAVE Act would be included in any final product, given that the Senate is controlled by Democrats.

The upcoming fight to fund the government in the next fiscal year could be as messy as last year's battle, which led to the removal of ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., based on Roy's comments.

by Elizabeth Elkind

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