Posted 12/1/2023, 1:48:00 AM
Freedom Caucus Leaders Back Off Hardline Budget Demands Amid Fears of Being Sidelined
- Freedom Caucus leaders are softening previous hardline spending demands, fearing they'll be sidelined in next shutdown fight
- Caucus chair Rep. Scott Perry now supports $1.59 trillion spending level agreed to between Biden and McCarthy
- Rep. Chip Roy also supports $1.59 trillion level, says earlier $1.471 trillion demand was a negotiating tactic
- House Speaker warned Senate Republicans that Congress may be forced into a yearlong continuing resolution without a funding deal
- Key obstacles remain, with House and Senate far apart on preferences and House attaching controversial policies dead on arrival in Senate