Posted 1/15/2024, 2:42:00 AM
House conservatives oppose short-term funding bill, putting passage in doubt
- House Freedom Caucus calls short-term funding bill a "surrender" to the left and continuation of "Pelosi levels" of spending
- Bill would extend funding deadline to March 1 for some agencies and March 8 for others to allow more time for full-year spending talks
- House conservatives have pushed for spending reductions and border policy changes to be attached to funding bills
- House Speaker Mike Johnson likely needs Democratic votes to pass bill due to opposition from House conservatives
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will bring bill to Senate floor Tuesday, calls out far right members trying to "bully their way into forcing a shutdown"