Ron Johnson
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You don't know.
You're going to be on hair trigger alert.
And that's what caused that tragedy.
then they will never fund DHS.
So it's a ploy.
I mean, they'll do it.
They'll convince people like you that, oh, they're just being very reasonable.
This is a way that they can defund DHS, just like they want to defund the police to disastrous consequences.
So no, I can't support that effort.
Have a good day.
Take care.
It's not going to pass, Katie, most likely.
That's Ron Johnson of Wisconsin's bill, a bill that he's introduced in past shutdowns, which would pay for, effectively pay for federal employees who are otherwise furloughed.
I don't think that's going to pass.
We just reported, John Bresnahan just reported that Chris Van Hollen, who represents Maryland, a huge, obviously a huge hub, huge bastion of federal workers, is going to put out his own
bill that does something similar, which to me signals that the Ron Johnson bill is not going to pass.
Democrats rather complaint is that the Ron John bill provides a slush fund of sorts and the president can decide who he wants to pay and who he doesn't want to pay.
Now, I personally do question whether there is some risk in opposing that.
It's not going to pass, Katie, most likely.
That's Ron Johnson of Wisconsin's bill, a bill that he's introduced in past shutdowns, which would pay for, effectively pay for federal employees who are otherwise furloughed.