Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible.
the political repercussions of a government shutdown to Republicans, warning them that no party wins with a closure.unleashed foul language on his colleagues, he tried a different tact when addressing his members on Tuesday morning in the Capitol basement.
Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., one of the negotiators for the Main Street group, urged her colleagues later to not let the “perfect be the enemy of the good.” Womack said he fears there is a “larger fight” brewing in the House GOP conference “that is more of a personality nature because of the conflict between certain members and the speaker.”that McCarthy is pushing would impose steep spending cuts of more than 8% on many government services, while sparing Defense and veterans accounts. It would last for 31 days in order to by the House Republicans time to approve the more traditional appropriations bills needed to fund the government.
Across the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer opened the chamber warning of the steep cuts Republicans are planning with their “cruel” and “reckless” spending plan. But House Republicans are late to the effort, with time running short to act. Whatever bills they pass are certain to run aground in the Senate, where bipartisan groups of senators have already started approving their own funding bills, some at levels higher than the Biden-McCarthy agreement.
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