Posted 1/11/2024, 6:16:00 PM
House Conservatives Seek Changes to Spending Deal, Putting Shutdown Avoidance in Question
- Hard-line House conservatives unhappy with spending deal, working on alternative with Speaker Johnson
- Johnson has not committed to new spending levels or backing out of current deal
- Some conservatives want a long-term funding bill to trigger automatic cuts under Fiscal Responsibility Act
- Form of any continuing resolution to avoid shutdown still being debated among House Republicans
- Senate Democrats pressing ahead with current deal; Schumer wants bipartisan agreement on short-term funding