House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday accused House Democrats of spreading “misinformation” about the GOP’s six-month continuing resolution, saying claims of cuts to entitlement programs and veterans’ benefits are “all a lie.”

“If Congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean CR, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight delay from reduced staffing at TSA, and for every negative consequence that comes from shutting down the government,” Johnson said in a statement to Newsmax.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the top two Democrat appropriators, released a short-term funding bill Monday night, calling it an alternative to the House Republicans’ CR, which would fund the government through September, reports Politico.

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