The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to advance a one-year continuing resolution (CR) bill ahead of the March 1 deadline to avert a government shutdown.
The conservative congressional bloc has long advocated for substantive spending cuts to address the national debt, though the Democratic-majority Senate and President Joe Biden have strongly objected to such proposals. Faced the prospect of limited concessions on the budget and policy initiatives, the group has urged Johnson to pursue the stopgap.
“With the expiration of government funding rapidly approaching, negotiations continue behind closed doors and as a result, we anticipate text for likely omnibus legislation that we fear will be released at the latest moment before being rushed to the floor for a vote. House Republicans should not be left in the dark on the status of the spending levels and hard-fought policy provisions,” they wrote to Johnson, according to The […]
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