Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement that neither side got everything it wanted. There’s a lot going on there right now, but in the end, I think when the dust settles and the smoke clears, Republicans in the House and Senate will have to figure out a way to work together next year.” 2-ranking Republican in the Senate, told reporters “tensions are high in the House. “When I’m Speaker, their bills will be dead on arrival in the House if this nearly $2T monstrosity is allowed to move forward over our objections and the will of the American people,” McCarthy tweeted.
Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted Tuesday that he agreed with them. And the next likely speaker of the House, Rep. “We’ve transferred huge sums of money away from Democrats’ spending wish list toward our national defense and armed forces, but without allowing the overall cost of the package to go higher,” McConnell said.īut a group of 13 current and incoming House Republicans has threatened to oppose the legislative priorities next year of any senators who vote for the bill, including McConnell. He said Republicans succeeded in increasing defense spending far beyond Biden’s request while scaling back some of the increase Biden wanted for domestic spending. He framed the longer-term spending bill as a victory for the GOP, even as many Republicans will undoubtedly vote against it. McConnell said the GOP’s negotiations were successful in the end.
UKRAINE ENDED SECRET GOVERNMENT SPENDING. MAKERS PATCH
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had warned that if the fiscal year 2023 spending measure failed to gain bipartisan support this week, he would seek another short-term patch into next year, guaranteeing that the new Republican majority in the House would get to shape the package. “We are now one step closer to protecting our democracy and preventing another January 6th,” said Sen.
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