Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal on the federal budget on Sunday that has already angered some fiscal conservatives, according to multiple reports.

The $1.6 trillion deal sets defense spending at about $886 billion this fiscal year, a figure reached during debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in summer 2023. This is the number. according to To Politico. The deal would reportedly authorize $773 billion in non-defense spending, a win for Democrats and some members of the Republican caucus as the extended funding deadline approaches. has already expressed his anger.

According to Politico, the cash available to many federal agencies will run out on January 19, giving lawmakers 12 days to conduct further negotiations and finalize the text of the bill. Funding for the military and several large government programs is set to expire on February 2, but Sunday's breakthrough package opens up much more, including potential reforms to address the unfolding crisis at the southern border. may reduce the likelihood of a controversial final closure. It remains unresolved. (Related: White House asks Congress to pass Ukraine funding, without mentioning immigration crisis)

The $1,659 expense top line is abysmal and wastes the leverage achieved on the (already not-so-great) cap contract. We'll wait to see if we get any meaningful policy riders…but 1) the NDAA wasn't a good preview, and 2) as usual, we continue to spend more money we don't have.

— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) January 7, 2024

Across the border, questions remain about what a military aid package would look like to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, according to Politico.

With the Republican majority in the House of Commons so slim that it will be reduced to just one vote after January 21, Johnson cannot afford to accommodate too many defectors from his caucus. Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas has already expressed concern. post On X (formerly Twitter), he posted that the proposed “spending top line is terrible” and that “as usual, we continue to spend more money we don't have.” The agreement reflects spending levels that are still significantly higher than the stated goals of fiscal hawks in the Republican caucus.

According to Politico, Johnson said in a letter to lawmakers on Sunday that McCarthy could win $16 billion in new spending cuts, more than what he was able to achieve in the fight to raise the debt ceiling, and that the Senate had previously drafted He touted that he was able to cut $30 billion from the funding bill. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said: I have written In X, the Speaker and Democratic Leaders “We are encouraged that the United States has identified a path toward completing appropriations in fiscal year 2024.”

In addition to Roy, some members of the Republican caucus are apparently “offended by this top-line agreement,” some upset that they learned about it on social media, and Other lawmakers have reportedly stressed that the deal is similar to what led to the McCarthy deal. Expulsion at the hands of the House Freedom Caucus; according to To the Washington Examiner. One lawmaker reportedly told the outlet that the lawmakers who led the effort to remove McCarthy from leadership had “failed” to replace him with a more fiscally conservative replacement. That's what it means.

“The bipartisan funding framework agreed to by Congressional leaders brings us one step closer to preventing an unnecessary government shutdown and protecting our nation's critical priorities. “It reflects the funding levels that we signed into law,” President Joe Biden said of the deal. according to In response to a statement released by the White House. “We reject deep cuts to the programs that hard-working families rely on and provide a path to passing a year-round funding bill that benefits Americans and eliminates extreme policies.”

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