Congressman Bill Huizenga is among the Republicans in the U.S. House who dropped their support for a federal government spending bill this week, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown come midnight Friday.
Huizenga tells us as House Speaker Mike Johnson lost more Republican support for the spending plan, he kept doing more to win support from Democrats.
“That’s where I think, frankly, it became a jailbreak and it got out of control,” Huizenga said. “And it turned into what nobody, I think, not many people at least, really believe is a healthy direction, which is a Christmas tree. And I know it’s tis the season, but this is the kind of stuff that has brought us $36 trillion in debt.”
Huizenga says he believes most Republicans in the House don’t want a government shutdown. So, will there be one?
“I don’t think so. If there is, there’s a difference between sort of a technical shutdown and actual shutdown, where you’ve got a few hours or even a few days over a weekend that’s elapsed, where there really isn’t that much activity happening anyway.”
Huizenga says if there’s a shutdown and it extends into next week, then there could be major problems. He’s not sure what a new agreement will look like but says Congress will be negotiating all weekend if something’s not arranged sooner.
