With no clear path to avoid a shutdown, House Republicans' internal tensions spew into the public
While tensions have been high all session, the conference is dealing with some of its most public feuding now as members try to come to an agreement on a continuing resolution. Negotiators from the House Freedom Caucus and Republican Main Street Caucus agreed on a continuing resolution on Sunday that would include the House’s border security bill, cut spending, and keep the government funded through October.
But, almost instantly, hard-line conservative members started voicing their opposition to the bill despite it having many priorities conservatives had called for. By the end of the day Monday, the number of holdouts was at least 16.
“I didn't make up the quote, but I love it. You know, ‘Some people vote against the Bible because there's not enough Jesus in it.’ And I think that's what we see here. Some people can't get to yes,” centrist Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who represents a vulnerable district, said about those holding up the continuing resolution.
The fighting began on social media when outgoing Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) took to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, to criticize House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as a “weak Speaker,” as she expressed her opposition to the negotiated continuing resolution.
McCarthy responded in kind by taking a jab at her pending retirement at the end of her term.
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