'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill
Raw StoryAttempts by Rep. Mike Lawler to shift blame on the looming government shutdown on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provoked a testy exchange from a CNN host who immediately called out the lawmaker – and his Republican colleagues. He's the sitting president of the United States, nobody has heard a word from Joe Biden or the White House, and we're eight hours away from a government shutdown,” Lawler said. You can't govern.” Lawler quickly pointed out that the House has indeed “passed a lot of legislation” that has “languished down the hall in the Senate.” “Spending legislation, government funding legislation,” Tapper insisted. “I'm talking about government funding legislation.” Lawler continued to explain away the sticky situation currently starring down House Republicans – but Tapper wasn’t done airing his frustrations. “I also suspect that next year, when your party controls the House, the Senate and the White House, we're still going to have this problem when it comes to government funding bills,” the host said.
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