Hardline House Republicans Push Speaker to Abandon Spending Talks, Seek Cuts
• Hardline House Republicans ask Speaker Johnson to abandon spending talks with Senate Democrats • They want him to instead implement automatic 1% spending cuts per 2023 law • Hardliners claim House Republicans being kept in dark on spending negotiations • They worry Johnson will agree to compromises with Democrats they don't accept • Funding for some federal agencies expires March 1, others March 8