Congressional GOP leaders are bitterly split on a yearlong budget deal, with some allies of Kevin McCarthy even accusing Mitch McConnell of selling them out.
House Republicans say that McConnell, R-Ky., should only agree to help Democrats fund the government until mid-January. The timeline would give Republicans more leverage in budget negotiations since the party is set to control the House of Representatives.
Another House Republican was less diplomatic, saying McConnell's help in passing a yearlong budget deal amounted to a"sellout." House and Senate appropriators on Tuesday reached a nearly $1.7 trillion budget deal to fund the government until the end of September. Lawmakers are likely to approve the budget deal next week, but will need to first pass a one-week government funding bill before Friday to avert a shutdown.
"We have a framework that provides a path forward to enact an omnibus next week," said House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. McConnell has rebuffed such calls. The GOP leader argues that with Democrats in control of Congress and the White House, Republicans were limited in what they could do."Mitch McConnell is on the verge of taking away House Republicans' power of the purse next year by making a dirty deal with the Democrats," said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., right.
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