America might be headed for a government shutdown (again) [Video]

America might be headed for another government shutdown.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday pulled a temporary government funding bill off the House floor hours before a planned vote amid dissent within his own party.

“No vote today because we’re in the consensus-building business here in Congress. With small majorities, that’s what you do,” Johnson told reporters outside the House chamber, per The Associated Press. “We’re having thoughtful conversations, family conversations within the Republican conference and I believe we’ll get there.”

Johnson’s bill is tied to the SAVE Act, legislation that would require all Americans to submit proof of citizenship in order to vote and complicate the national voter registration process before a major election. The measure is universally opposed by Democrats and some Republicans.

The government will shut down on October 1, if no funding extension is passed. While that gives Congress over two weeks to pass a bill, lawmakers are anxious to leave Washington so they can return to their campaign trails ahead …