{"id":1757285,"date":"2022-11-30T15:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1757285"},"modified":"2022-11-30T15:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:18:23","slug":"gop-senators-to-mcconnell-dont-pass-democrats-spending-spree-before-new-congress-has-a-chance-to-say-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-to-mcconnell-dont-pass-democrats-spending-spree-before-new-congress-has-a-chance-to-say-no\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators To McConnell: Don\u2019t Pass Democrats\u2019 Spending Spree Before New Congress Has A Chance To Say No"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-to-mcconnell-dont-pass-democrats-spending-spree-before-new-congress-has-a-chance-to-say-no%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1757285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sens. Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Mike Braun are warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against greenlighting Democrats\u2019 massive omnibus spending bill before the newly elected, GOP-controlled House of Representatives is officially sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition of senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lee.senate.gov\/services\/files\/706D8B7E-6EDF-4135-8A4E-EB2393A1283E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent a letter<\/a> on Wednesday urging the GOP head to ignore pleas to extend the government\u2019s funding beyond when the new Congress takes office to encompass the entire 2023 fiscal year, including increased spending on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not accept anything other than a short-term Continuing Resolution that funds the federal government until shortly after the 118th Congress is sworn in,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cNo additional spending, no additional policy priorities should be included. Any urgent items that require the Senate\u2019s attention should be considered separately and under their own terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If McConnell rushes to pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/30\/republicans-christmas-gift-to-voters-is-helping-democrats-pass-a-major-omnibus-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">omnibus bill<\/a> without the new House\u2019s input, the Republican senators say he will be guilty of directly contradicting voters\u2019 wishes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn November 8, 2022, the American people made their voices heard at the ballot box. Using the Democratic process, millions of Americans sent a message \u2013 they want divided power in Washington to curb the worst excesses of both parties,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Already, McConnell has signaled strong support for overruling his voters in favor of showering Washington with more taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s widespread agreement that we\u2019d be better off with an omnibus than a [continuing resolution],\u201d McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/lawmakers-aiming-comprehensive-spending-bill-000956614.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/congress-weighs-path-forward-on-year-end-spending-bill\/ar-AA14IrvZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">echoing<\/a> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>Lee, Cruz, Scott, and Braun, however, explicitly state that they \u201cstand with the voters\u201d on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it would be both imprudent, and a reflection of poor leadership, for Republicans to ignore the will of the American people and rubber stamp an omnibus spending bill that funds ten more months of President Biden\u2019s agenda without any check on his reckless policies that have led to a 40-year high in inflation,\u201d the senators said.<\/p>\n<p>Already, Americans across the nation are feeling the effects of excessive spending led by President Joe Biden and the Democrats. Their \u201c$4.8 trillion increase in the national deficit,\u201d the senators note, is weighing on Americans in the form of an average cost increase of $753 per month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be up to the new Congress to set spending priorities for the remainder of this fiscal year,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cNow is the time for Republicans to get serious about leading America towards a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sens. Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Mike Braun are warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against greenlighting Democrats\u2019 massive omnibus spending bill before the newly elected, GOP-controlled House of Representatives is officially sworn in. 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