Posted 1/20/2024, 2:13:00 PM
Freedom Caucus Warns Speaker Against Bypassing Conservatives on Spending Bills
- Rep. Bob Good warned Speaker Mike Johnson not to assume support from the House Freedom Caucus without consulting them first
- Good's warning comes after Johnson relied on Democratic votes to pass a stopgap funding bill to avoid a shutdown
- The House Freedom Caucus criticized the funding bill as a "surrender" to Democrats
- Johnson's predecessor Kevin McCarthy lost the Speakership in part by siding with Democrats on a funding bill
- Some House Republicans like Rep. Andy Biggs believe the funding bills fail to properly address issues like the border and debt