Posted 3/20/2024, 9:21:47 PM
House Conservatives Bristle at Spending Deal, Accuse GOP Leadership of Cutting Them Out
- House conservatives unhappy with spending deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, say it was made without their input and will increase debt
- Deal announced Tuesday by Biden and congressional leaders; lawmakers facing shutdown deadline on Friday
- Rep. Thomas Massie said deal spends more than when Pelosi was in charge, compares it to "Ryan-Boehner swamp mode"
- House Freedom Caucus urged colleagues to reject deal, calls it "assault on safety of Americans and sovereignty of our nation"
- Some House Republicans say deal does not hold administration accountable on issues like border security