Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus — which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis — and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown.
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus — which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis — and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt toThe deal includes a small decrease in federal spending paired with new border security policies in return for 30 days of continued government funding beyond the Sept. 30 expiration.
The House Rules Committee was scheduled to mark up the resolution Monday in advance of a floor vote on Thursday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has repeatedly said he would prefer passing a continuing resolution over forcing a government shutdown. However, this path seems increasingly unlikely in the near term because of the conditions being demanded by Freedom Caucus members.
This tenuous position is partially the result of McCarthy's slim ruling majority, which fell to just three seats after Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart left office Friday. This razor-thin margin could fall to zero with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., receiving chemotherapy treatment for blood cancer; Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., facing federal charges; and Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., recovering from hip surgery.
However, it is precisely the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations that Freedom Caucus members cite as the reason for their demands, saying promises made during January's vote for House speaker were broken.Curtis agrees with Stewart, who said Friday he had never seen so much anger and frustration among his Republican colleagues towards the few who have made it "impossible for to be successful.
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