The group of conservatives formally announced they would oppose a clean short-term spending fix, meaning Kevin McCarthy will have an even harder time keeping the government open come fall.
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“In the eventuality that Congress must consider a short-term extension of government funding through a Continuing Resolution, we refuse to support any such measure that continues Democrats’ bloated COVID-era spending and simultaneously fails to force the Biden Administration to follow the law and fulfill its most basic responsibilities,” the Freedom Caucus said in a statement.
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In addition to vowing to oppose a so-called clean short-term funding bill, the Freedom Caucus is also planning to vote against any spending legislation that doesn’t meet certain priorities of the party’s right flank. That would mean including, according to the announcement, a sweeping GOP border bill that has stalled in the Senate; addressing “the unprecedented weaponization” of the Justice Department and FBI and ending “woke” Defense Department policies.
An official position from the Freedom Caucus requires the support of at least 80 percent of its members.
The group also said it would oppose a “blank check” for Ukraine after the Biden administration’s new request for billions in additional aid. McCarthy is likely to face pressure from beyond the Freedom Caucus to separate any Ukraine spending from a short-term government funding bill, amid growing skepticism within the conference about continuing to provide military help.
I feel like the only thing the freedom caucus is actually achieving is tanking Americans credit rating by holding America’s budget hostage. Is there more than that? What is actually a long term goal they are hoping to achieve, or is this just another " we are not going to let the left get away with this" moment. Such a fucking joke.
Long-term goal is a return to gilded age policy, where the rich can do whatever the fuck they want and nobody complains about their child working 14 hour days in the factory
So… Arkansas. When I think of great, flourishing states, I always think of Arkansas first
I read their statement. I don’t want to live on clown world anymore. We are fucking terraforming Earth into hell and the only thing these fucken mouth breathers can screech is “woke”.
Hell’s not gonna build itself
McCarthy can do a CR with Dem votes. He just has to decide if has the guts. They’ll stamp their feet, but they have no replacement Speaker.
Mccarthy was neutered on the second vote for speaker. It’d be nice to be proven wrong however.
He definitely, definitely will not appeal to Dem votes. He’s a conservative. They are incapable of intelligent behavior. Whatever the worst decision is will be what he chooses.
So just like terrorists making their ransom demands for the release of hostages.
They just need to call their bluff again. The shutdown ruined them with voters last time. Just let them do it. People see through their bullshit.
The last shutdown was under a GOP president
