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 January 9, 2024

House conservatives torch Speaker Johnson over negotiated spending deal

Several House Republicans are fuming over a deal struck by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Democrats to avoid a partial government shutdown.

According to the New York Post, many conservative House members are beyond unhappy with Johnson's $1.66 trillion top-line spending deal he cut over the weekend with Democratic leaders.

Johnson now finds himself in a similar position to ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The Post explained the deal struck:

Johnson had presented the deal as a $1.59 trillion discretionary budget pact, with $888 billion for defense and $704 billion for nondefense spending.

However, the deal is paired with $69 billion in further spending, bolstering the topline number for fiscal year 2024, which ends Sept. 30.

It didn't take long for the highly conservative House Freedom Caucus to express their disgust with the deal. They believe Johnson went too far in the Democrats' favor.

"It’s even worse than we thought. Don’t believe the spin. Once you break through typical Washington math, the true total programmatic spending level is $1.658 trillion — not $1.59 trillion. This is total failure," the caucus posted on X.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held nothing back in her assessment of Johnson's deal, making it abundantly clear that she'll vote against it.

"I am a NO to the Johnson Schumer budget deal. This $1.6 Trillion dollar budget agreement does nothing to secure the border, stop the invasion, or stop the weaponized government targeting Biden’s political enemies and innocent Americans. So much for the power of the purse!" Greene wrote on X.

That sentiment was echoed by additional fiscal hawks on the right, including Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy.

"A $1659 topline in spending is terrible & gives away the leverage accomplished in the (already not great) caps deal. We’ll wait to see if we get meaningful policy riders… but 1) the NDAA was not a good preview, & 2) as usual, we keep spending more money we don’t have," Roy wrote.

Not surprisingly, the usual suspects on the right, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), defended the plan in a bland statement.

"I’m encouraged that the Speaker and Democratic Leaders have identified a path toward completing FY 2024 appropriations. America faces serious national security challenges, and Congress must act quickly to deliver the full-year resources this moment requires," McConnell wrote.

Only time will tell if Speaker Johnson can round up the required amount of support from his own side to get the bill moving.

Written By:
Ryan Ledendecker

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