The growing public opposition to the continuing resolution proposed by GOP lawmakers threw cold water on what had been seen as a small victory after a chaotic week for House Republicans.
for the House Republican Conference. McCarthy has been hoping to show a united conservative front ahead of inevitable negotiations with the Senate.On Monday morning, McCarthy downplayed the opposition to the stopgap funding measure, suggesting that perhaps some of the holdouts had not yet read the bill.“Have they read it? One thing I always know, sometimes they haven’t read all the way through it.
While McCarthy has often tried to appease his hard-right flank, he must also earn support from vulnerable incumbents representing swing districts in his conference to ensure that funding bills pass. Deep spending cuts to current fiscal levels would fuel Democratic attack ads highlighting how these Republicans voted in support of cuts to education, food security inspection and more.
Others in the conference remain unconvinced based on policy differences, signaling just how difficult it will be for House Republican leaders and their allies to win over enough support just to send a bill to the Senate — where it is expected to be rebuffed.
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