Speaker Johnson confident Trump-backed funding bill 'will pass'
Speaker Mike Johnson said he's confident "the CR will pass," arguing "no one wants to shut the government down."
"I don't think it's going to get blocked… because no one wants to shut the government down, and we are governing doing the responsible thing as Republicans. It's going to be up to Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats to do the right thing, and I don't think we're going to shut the government," Johnson said Monday.
President Donald Trump begged Republicans over the weekend to support Johnson's bill to avert a government shutdown.

"We have to remain UNITED – NO DISSENT – Fight for another day when the timing is right. VERY IMPORTANT," Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.
The House is expected to move forward with a vote on Johnson's government funding plan as early as Tuesday without the support from Democrats.
Democrats are not on board with the proposal, meaning Republicans need near-unanimous support. Johnson has no room for error with his slim 218-214 majority and can only afford to lose one defection if all members are voting and present.
--ABC News' Lauren Peller and Arthur Jones II







