{"id":2021745,"date":"2023-09-04T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-things-house-republicans-are-demanding-to-avoid-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:43:49","slug":"four-things-house-republicans-are-demanding-to-avoid-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-things-house-republicans-are-demanding-to-avoid-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans demand four things to prevent government shutdown."},"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%2Ffour-things-house-republicans-are-demanding-to-avoid-government-shutdown%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=2021745&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>Members of Congress Prepare for Showdown Over Funding<\/h2>\n<p>As members of Congress return to Capitol Hill this month, House Republicans\u2064 are gearing up to pass a stopgap funding extension to avoid a government shutdown. House Speaker Kevin \u200bMcCarthy (R-CA) has expressed his intention to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt\/\" title=\"Centrists and conservatives revolt, pushing agriculture appropriations bill to September.\">short-term continuing \u200cresolution<\/a>, giving Congress more\u2064 time to negotiate and pass bills. However, \u2064House Republicans are not simply going to accept any resolution. They are determined to secure crucial\u2064 policy wins and\u200d eliminate what they see as\u2063 &#8220;reckless spending.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Struggles in\u200b Passing Appropriations \u2062Bills<\/h3>\n<p>The House\u200c has faced challenges in passing\u2063 its 12 appropriations bills, managing to pass only one before the August recess. With just\u2063 12 working days remaining upon their \u200dreturn on Sept. 12, \u200ctime is running out. McCarthy can afford to \u200blose no more than four Republican \u2064votes if \u200dhe hopes to pass all 12 bills before funding expires on Sept. 30. Consequently, House GOP members are making demands in \u200cfour key areas\u2062 to secure their support for a continuing\u2063 resolution.<\/p>\n<h3>Demands for Lower \u200cSpending<\/h3>\n<p>House Republicans are divided over \u2062spending cuts, with some members \u200dof the\u200c House Freedom \u2063Caucus pushing for cuts to the fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion. This\u2064 is $200 billion less than \u200bwhat President Joe Biden and McCarthy agreed to in the debt ceiling compromise. Such a hard-line spending cut could result in reductions of up to \u200b25% in \u2062areas\u200c such as agriculture, infrastructure, science, commerce, water, energy, and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, House Freedom Caucus members oppose providing a &#8220;blank check&#8221; for Ukraine \u2063in\u200c any appropriations bill. The Biden administration faced backlash from conservatives after requesting $40 billion in\u200b emergency supplemental funding, including \u2063$24 billion\u200b for Ukraine. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-fights-to-shore-up-republican-support-ahead-of-speakership-vote\/\" title=\"McCarthy Fights to Shore Up Republican Support Ahead of Speakership Vote\">hard-line conservatives<\/a>, such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), have \u200dstated their opposition to a resolution that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-things-house-republicans-are-demanding-to-avoid-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"House Republicans demand four things to prevent government shutdown.\">maintains \u2062current spending levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, centrist Republicans \u200care urging their hard-line GOP peers to consider budget priorities that will be acceptable to\u200c the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House.<\/p>\n<h3>Border Security Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>House Freedom Caucus members are\u200c also demanding that\u200b any spending measure include the Secure the Border Act, the House GOP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-split-over-looming-spending-deadline-setting-stage-for-possible-shutdown\/\" title=\"GOP divided on approaching spending deadline, potential shutdown looms.\">border \u2064security bill<\/a>. This bill \u200caims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-claimed-it-inked-deal-with-guatemala-to-increase-border-security-guatemala-says-it-never-signed\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Claimed It Inked Deal With Guatemala To Increase Border Security. Guatemala Says It Never Signed.\">strengthen border security<\/a> and restrict asylum for those fearing persecution or harm.\u2062 Rep. Chip Roy has threatened to withhold his support for any appropriations\u200d bill unless Congress votes to \u200dtighten security at the southern border, \u2063which he considers a &#8220;national \u2064crisis.&#8221; He has also called for the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen Texas Republicans have joined Roy&#8217;s letter, warning\u2064 that they \u200bwill oppose any Department of Homeland Security funding bill that does \u2062not take necessary steps \u2062to secure\u2063 the border.<\/p>\n<h3>Opposition \u2062to &#8220;Woke&#8221; Pentagon Policies<\/h3>\n<p>House \u2062Freedom Caucus members have pledged to oppose a resolution that does not put an end to what they perceive \u200das &#8220;woke policies&#8221; in the Pentagon.\u200b However, they have not specified \u200bhow they want \u200bthese policies to be addressed. Some GOP members have proposed controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion policies within the Department of Defense. The Senate&#8217;s passage of its \u2063own version of the NDAA has set the stage for a showdown\u2064 this fall.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns about the &#8220;Weaponization&#8221; of FBI and DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>Similar to\u200c their opposition to &#8220;woke&#8221; Pentagon policies, the House Freedom \u2063Caucus \u2062will not support a continuing resolution that does not address what they view as the &#8220;unprecedented weaponization&#8221; of the Justice Department and FBI. Republicans have criticized DOJ investigations \u2062into former President Donald Trump and instances involving FBI and IRS whistleblowers, claiming they demonstrate the politicization of the Justice \u2062Department. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has stated that she will not vote to fund the government unless the House launches an impeachment inquiry against President Joe \u200dBiden and votes to &#8220;defund Biden&#8217;s weaponization of government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin\u2062 McCarthy has indicated that a vote on launching an impeachment inquiry could take place if Republicans decide to pursue that \u2062path.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these contentious issues,\u2064 some Republicans are not concerned about a government\u200d shutdown and believe\u2064 it may be necessary \u2062to force spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from \u200bThe Washington \u2062Examiner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill, aiming to pass a stopgap funding extension and prevent a government shutdown. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) plans to approve a short-term continuing resolution, granting more time for bill negotiation and passage, thus averting a potential crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2021746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2021745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}