Conservative lawmakers blasted House Republican leadership after announcing a huge spending bill that would fund the government through mid-March to avert a partial government shutdown by a Friday night deadline. are.
The massive 1,574-page bill, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), would temporarily extend current government funding levels through March 14, 2025, by authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars in spending. are. The CR also includes a trove of spending priorities, including $100 billion for disaster relief, which lawmakers will need to consider within 72 hours before voting on the package. (Related article: ‘We’re spending money we don’t have’: Chip Roy sheds tears at Republicans and Democrats over emergency omnibus bill)
Conservative MPs, especially members of the House of Commons Freedom Caucus, fuming He criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for agreeing to “reckless and uncompensated spending” and authorizing a series of policy riders in the bill, some of which are priorities for congressional Democrats.
The Cramnibus is 1,550 pages long and includes more than $100 billion in unpaid spending that was negotiated behind closed doors.
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“We’re basically just being unscrupulous about spending,” said Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy. said Reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. “As long as you have a blank check, you can’t shrink the government. If you can’t shrink the government, you can’t live freely.”
“Before I came here, I was frustrated. Now that I’m here, I see how scary the financial situation is, how dire the situation is, and the lack of will to actually do something about it. I’m disgusted by it,” said Republican Missouri Rep. Eric Burleson. said Newsmax also described the spending plan as a “dumpster fire” in an interview Tuesday. “I expected more from my Republican colleagues. I expected my speaker to be a more conservative person than I expected, but instead, we’re facing a deficit. We intend to continue this reckless process by pursuing hundreds of billions of dollars in additional debt.”
“We complained that Nancy Pelosi dropped a thousand-page omnibus bill before Christmas,” Burlison added. “How is this different?”
Some conservative lawmakers also noted that the massive spending package appeared to be an affront to President-elect Donald Trump’s mission to cut wasteful spending through the Department of Government Efficiency. (Related article: Republican lawmakers announce withdrawal from Republican conference, record majority faces new challenges)
“Many people here in Congress are eager to celebrate the mission of DOGE, but they will turn around and vote for the status quo of swamp deficit spending,” said Republican Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde. said. I wrote X after the release of the bill text. “If Congress doesn’t get serious about spending issues in Washington, we can’t save our country.”
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Across the Capitol, several conservative Senate Republicans also torched the CR negotiated between House and Senate leadership.
“This CR is incredibly disconcerting,” said Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. I wrote In the post of X after the release of the omnibus text.
“‘Clean CR,’ right? Over 1,500 pages, billions of dollars in reckless and unpaid spending, new legislation that we didn’t have time to consider and otherwise wouldn’t have passed — business as usual in Washington. ,” said Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott. I wrote X Tuesday. “Another reason we need President Trump @DOGE Please help us stop this crap and clean out the federal government. ”
The House is expected to vote on the CR first before the spending package is sent to the Senate. Mr. Johnson’s office responded to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation on whether Mr. Johnson intends to follow the standard 72-hour rule that allows lawmakers to consider legislation before bringing the spending package up for a vote. , but there was no immediate response.
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