Government shutdown: Freedom Caucus could sabotage McCarthy after GOP resignation
House Republicans overcame a weeklong standoff between party leaders and a group of hard-line conservatives after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) agreed to a number of demands offered by members of his far-right flank. But that may prove to be only a temporary fix as GOP rebels seek to increase the pressure.
Among the deals made by McCarthy was an agreement to keep appropriations bills at 2022 levels, coming in far below the spending caps negotiated between the speaker and President Joe Biden in last month’s debt limit talks. That compromise alone is set to anger Democrats in the House and Senate, who are sure to propose higher spending levels in their budget — setting the stage for a possible government shutdown fight.
June 15, 2023 11:45 AM
June 15, 2023 11:45 AM
