A deal reached by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden ahead of the debt ceiling deadline in May is coming back to haunt him as Republicans quarrel over appropriations bills and grapple with a looming government shutdown.
Multiple House Republicans have claimed that McCarthy made serious commitments to them during his lengthy series of votes to become speaker of the House in January — now, those promises may hamper his ability to push through a spending deal ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline.According to the House Freedom Caucus members, McCarthy committed to cutting spending significantly during the negotiations necessary to win him the speaker's gavel in January.
Rep. Chip Roy has said current spending levels aren't going to work for him and that any bills taken up by the House will need to feature spending cuts in order to be considered by him.Another promise McCarthy made to the conservative wing of his party was that appropriations bills would be passed in regular order, meaning no short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown. But that's exactly what House Republicans are now looking at.
Regardless of a short-term bill to fund the government's contents, some Republicans have claimed they won't even entertain the prospect of a continuing resolution.
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