Fox News reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed a plan this week that he hopes will avoid a government shutdown.

However, one congressman says that shutting down the government may be necessary to keep Vice President Kamala Harris via voter fraud. 

Voters "don't really give two flying s---s about the government funding"

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy made that case during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, saying, "My constituents want [honest elections], they want a secure border, they don't really give two flying s---s about the government funding."

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"I’m not going to play the shutdown game … the press wants to make it about a shutdown. Democrats want to make this about a shutdown," Roy insisted.

"Our point is pretty simple. We're offering to fund the government – all manners of sin, by the way, in that government…we're willing to do that, but these guys need to make sure our elections are secure," he continued.

Roy wants continuing resolution tied to election bill

At issue is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a piece of legislation which would require that voters present proof of citizenship before they register to vote.

Roy and some other members of the GOP caucus want the bill paired with a short-term funding extension called a continuing resolution.

The continuing resolution is needed to avoid a partial government shutdown on October 1 and provide more time for negotiations between the House and the Democrat-controlled Senate.

However, Fox News pointed out that both Senate Democrats and the White House have both indicated that the SAVE Act will not pass.

Kevin McCarthy faced similar struggles

In an article published on Thursday, Fox News politics reporter Elizabeth Elkind highlighted parallels between the situation Johnson faces and the one which once confronted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

While Johnson has put together a spending plan that has the backing of former President Donald Trump, it appears not to have the full support of his caucus, a problem that McCarthy became all too familiar with.

One of those dissidents is Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, who told Fox News, "I'm worried about a stolen election…the legacy media makes these shutdowns worse than they are."