"Johnson Maps Out Ambitious Agenda" [1]
"House Republicans are diving right back into their legislative agenda and promising results after finally settling on a House speaker.
But after three weeks of chaos and infighting, it’s unclear whether Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have more luck than deposed speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
Johnson, who was sworn in Wednesday, restarted floor action on the long-stalled fiscal 2024 Energy-Water bill. That bill is part of an ambitious calendar Johnson laid out for Congress’ must-pass bills. ...
In an Oct. 23 memo to colleagues, Johnson pledged that the House, under his leadership, would work through the eight remaining appropriations bills between now and Nov. 17, when the government would shut down absent congressional action.
The Energy-Water bill, he said, would be followed next week by the bill to fund the Department of the Interior and EPA. Both Energy-Water and Interior-EPA have deep cuts and have no shot of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate."