{"id":1982523,"date":"2023-07-25T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-freedom-caucus-delaying-appropriations-bills-would-be-same-position-as-pelosi\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T18:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T22:08:39","slug":"mccarthy-freedom-caucus-delaying-appropriations-bills-would-be-same-position-as-pelosi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-freedom-caucus-delaying-appropriations-bills-would-be-same-position-as-pelosi\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy: Freedom Caucus stalling appropriations bills equals Pelosi&#8217;s stance."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmccarthy-freedom-caucus-delaying-appropriations-bills-would-be-same-position-as-pelosi%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=1982523&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--><h2>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Warns\u200d Freedom Caucus of Aligning with Pelosi<\/h2>\n<p>House\u2063 Speaker Kevin McCarthy \u2063(R-CA) issued\u2064 a warning to members of the\u2064 House Freedom Caucus, stating\u2062 that if they choose to block or delay the appropriations\u200c bills from\u200c reaching \u2062the floor until all 12 \u200care out of committee, they would essentially be siding with\u2062 former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).<\/p>\n<h3>Freedom Caucus Demands Full Committee Advancement<\/h3>\n<p>During a press conference on Tuesday, members of\u2063 the \u2062House Freedom Caucus demanded that leadership\u2063 wait until\u2063 all 12 \u200cappropriations bills are advanced out of committee before holding floor votes for any of them. This move aims to ensure \u200da comprehensive understanding of the entire budget before making any decisions.<\/p>\n<p>However, with \u2064the Sep. 30 deadline to fund the government \u2064approaching \u2062and the House going on recess for August, only\u2063 two appropriations\u200d bills are scheduled to be \u2064heard on the floor this week, while four remain in\u2063 committee.<\/p>\n<h3>Freedom Caucus Urges Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>While the Freedom Caucus\u200c did not explicitly threaten to \u2063vote\u200d against or block the bills \u200dfrom\u200c reaching \u2062the floor until all\u2064 12 were out of committee, they strongly\u2062 urged leadership not to put them up for a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Ralph Norman (R-SC) stated, &#8220;I never \u200bsay what I&#8217;m going to do ahead of \u200ctime.\u200b I&#8217;m just\u2062 going to \u2064say,\u2062 I \u2062look\u2064 at what&#8217;s being presented, we&#8217;ll\u200c see what information we have, we see where we are in the other appropriations bills\u2063 to get the 12, so we&#8217;ll \u2062have\u2064 the \u2062total pie to look\u2063 at, then we&#8217;ll make a judgment call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>McCarthy Warns of Democratic\u200c Priorities<\/h2>\n<p>McCarthy expressed concern that if the Freedom Caucus were to block or slow-play the appropriations bills, it would inadvertently help the Democrats\u2064 by solidifying their priorities. He emphasized that\u200d he would never support\u2064 such a move, as it aligns with Pelosi&#8217;s strategy.<\/p>\n<p>During the press conference, Representative \u200cAndy Biggs (R-AZ) predicted that leadership would pass a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding Government Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> until December and combine\u2063 some of the appropriations bills into minibuses for voting.<\/p>\n<h3>Freedom \u200bCaucus Opposes Continuing Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>Members\u200b of\u2062 the Freedom Caucus made it clear \u200cthat they would oppose any form \u200bof a continuing resolution or \u2062minibus if brought up \u2062for a vote on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy did not rule\u2062 out the \u200bpossibility of the House passing \u2064a short-term continuing resolution to\u200c avoid a government shutdown, but he\u200c firmly stated his opposition\u200b to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-still-has-an-incredible-number-of-unprocessed-taxation-statements-from-last-year\/\" title=\"IRS Still Has An incredible number of Unprocessed TAXATION STATEMENTS From Last Year\">long-term continuing resolution<\/a>, as it would &#8220;lock\u2063 in all of Pelosi&#8217;s priorities that are already there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked \u200bdirectly about supporting a short-term continuing resolution until \u200bDecember, \u200cMcCarthy \u2064did \u200bnot provide a clear answer.<\/p>\n<p>He\u200b stated, &#8220;I think we&#8217;ve got an ability to get our\u2064 work done. I rather have the pressure\u200b to get our work done instead\u2063 of seeing some omnibus coming through.\u2064 You have\u200b watched me say before I&#8217;ll never bring an omnibus to the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Continuing Resolution \u2062Becomes More Likely<\/h2>\n<p>As the Sep. \u206230 deadline to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-freedom-caucus-delaying-appropriations-bills-would-be-same-position-as-pelosi\/\" title=\"McCarthy: Freedom Caucus stalling appropriations bills equals Pelosi's stance.\">pass\u200c 12 appropriations \u200dbills approaches<\/a> and the House has\u200b yet\u200c to\u2064 pass one \u2064off\u200c the floor, the possibility of a\u2062 continuing \u200bresolution,\u2064 a stop-gap measure to fund the government at the previous year\u2019s spending levels, becomes increasingly likely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to \u2064read \u2062more from\u200b The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) warned that if the House Freedom Caucus obstructs or postpones the appropriations bills until all 12 are out of committee, they would align themselves with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). 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