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McCarthy Takes Tougher Stance Against GOP Holdouts on Spending Bill

  • McCarthy is adopting a more aggressive posture towards conservative critics after months of appeasement

  • McCarthy is daring holdouts to vote against a proposed GOP stopgap spending bill, isolating themselves

  • McCarthy is engaging in personal terms with persistent critics like Gaetz and Spartz

  • McCarthy is expected to urge GOP unity on spending to avoid being steamrolled by the Senate

  • Centrist Republicans are discussing backup plans like a "clean" CR with disaster aid if McCarthy's plan falls through

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