Johnson faces rebellion from GOP over shutdown standoff.

Some House GOP hardliners are angry with how congressional leaders are managing the ongoing government funding negotiations, and they are considering withholding support from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to lead their conference again due to his handling of the issue.

To prevent a partial government shutdown before the holidays, a bill must pass the House and Senate by the end of Friday, Dec. 20, and negotiators are working on a short-term extension of current government funding levels known as a continuing resolution (CR).

On Tuesday, a GOP lawmaker who wished to remain anonymous told Planet Chronicle Digital that the speaker has both "no" votes and individuals weighing their choices.

Johnson was accused by that lawmaker of using Trump's support for the Louisiana Republican as a cover.

Earlier this year, Johnson received unanimous support to be speaker again in House Republicans' closed-door elections, just hours after Trump expressed his support for him.

In early January, when the House votes to elect a new speaker, Johnson will need almost the same level of support as he currently has, with only a slim majority to spare.

On Monday night, Planet Chronicle asked Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., if some Republicans could initially vote against Johnson on Jan. 3, based on his handling of the CR.

"I think that’s potentially a possibility," Perry said.

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Another Republican would have opposed Johnson's speakership bid in January if not for Trump's support.

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., stated that "every action has consequences" when asked about the potential impact of Johnson's handling of the CR on the January vote.

Several Republicans who spoke to Planet Chronicle Digital expressed surprise at the last-minute additions to the CR, which they believed would be mostly free of unrelated policy riders.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., expressed his anger over the health care provisions in recent discussions that would weaken the authority of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). He stated that Johnson assured him that the CR would be a "clean" funding extension without any additional policies.

Burlison stated that until this weekend, the only topic of discussion with the speaker was the duration of the clean CR, but suddenly we learned over the weekend that they were negotiating a health care package that included PBM stuff.

"It is repulsive to present a bill of thousands of pages that no one has read or seen, and then demand a vote without any discussion."

"Right, the swamp will remain the swamp," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, to reporters.

"Roy said, 'Fourteen hundred pages, still haven't seen the text, multiple subject matters, important health care legislation in the context of extenders piled on the back of a three-month CR with about $110 billion unpaid, this is not the way to do business.'"

Roy has also spoken out against a rumored provision expanding ethanol sales.

Roy wrote on X that E15 should not be included in this disastrous CR/Supplemental, as it is among the things being discussed, including a PBM bill that Pharma is celebrating. Despite my reservations, I believe we should focus on reducing the deficit rather than passing ill-informed policies.

The CR legislative text was originally expected to be released on Sunday, but as of Tuesday morning, negotiations were near completion but ongoing. This puts lawmakers dangerously close to their Friday shutdown deadline.

Johnson dismissed any concerns about his job during his weekly press conference Tuesday.

""We're governing and facing difficult circumstances. Despite this, we're doing our best," he said."

Johnson stated that he intended to provide lawmakers with 72 hours to review the bill prior to a vote, with the earliest possible date being Friday if the bill was released today.

Even rank-and-file lawmakers who are not threatening Johnson's job expressed frustrations about the situation.

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., whose district has a significant agricultural sector, stated that some lawmakers were concerned that farm policy provisions in the CR could impede Congress' negotiation for a new Farm Bill, which is comprehensive legislation that sets food and agricultural policy and is set to expire this year.

The CR will have a one-year extension of the current Farm Bill and additional subsidies.

"Fitzgerald stated that some members wish for a more comprehensive and deliberate approach in passing a Farm Bill, as there has been minimal discussion on specific issues."

Planet Chronicle' Tyler Olson contributed to this report.