Posted 1/10/2024, 6:50:23 PM
House GOP Hardliners Revolt Over Bipartisan Budget Deal, Raising Shutdown Specter
- House Republican hardliners revolt against bipartisan spending deal by tanking unrelated bill vote, signaling displeasure with Speaker Johnson's pact with Senate
- Johnson does not rule out another short-term funding bill to avert shutdown, despite past opposition to stopgap measures
- Bipartisan congressional leaders acknowledge short-term funding extension likely needed due to lack of time to pass all appropriations bills
- Hard-right conservatives furious over $1.59 trillion fiscal year 2024 spending agreement Johnson reached with Democrats
- Johnson defends deal as "down payment" on fiscal responsibility, faces backlash from same far-right members who ousted predecessor Kevin McCarthy