Posted 1/18/2024, 2:43:00 PM
Johnson Stands Firm on Budget Deal Despite GOP Backlash
- Speaker Mike Johnson says he's "not worried" about being ousted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over budget negotiations.
- Johnson struck a separate top-line spending deal to fund the government but wants border security concessions before agreeing to more Ukraine aid.
- Dissenting Republicans protested the deal and held up a floor vote, with some openly calling for the agreement to be thrown out.
- The deal caps spending at $1.59 trillion, largely in line with the debt limit deal McCarthy previously struck with President Biden.
- Congress faces Feb. 2 and Feb. 16 shutdown deadlines as funding negotiations continue.