McCarthy struggles to find leverage in spending fight with Senate
The willingness of House conservatives to grind the appropriations process to a halt is denying Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leverage in a spending fight with the Senate that will soon come to a head.
The California Republican set the House on a collision course with Democrats in June when he agreed to draft spending bills $120 billion below the levels he brokered in a debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden.
September 19, 2023 02:40 PM
September 19, 2023 02:40 PM
