House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Monday that House Republicans should pass their spending bills to counter Senate Democrats.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said during a Monday conference call with House Republicans that they should pass their spending bills to counter Senate Democrats.
“We’re walking into a battle to save the country. We’re going to be at a disadvantage, especially if we don’t get all of our work done,” McCarthyHouse Republicans aim to pass their respective spending bills to exert pressure on Senate Democrats to negotiate a future spending package that could pass through both chambers of Congress and that President Joe Biden could sign.
House Republicans hope to cut spending by more than $100 billion, while many senators want to increase defense spending.he opposes a “yearlong” stopgap spending bill, or a continuing resolution , as that would “lock in place” Democrat policy provisions. He did, however, tease that he expects a short-term CR could pass to fund the government through early December.
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