{"id":2049378,"date":"2023-09-29T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-members-request-mccarthys-appropriations-plan-as-shutdown-looms\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:36:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:36:37","slug":"house-freedom-caucus-members-request-mccarthys-appropriations-plan-as-shutdown-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-members-request-mccarthys-appropriations-plan-as-shutdown-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"House Freedom Caucus members are asking for McCarthy&#8217;s appropriations plan as a shutdown approaches."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fhouse-freedom-caucus-members-request-mccarthys-appropriations-plan-as-shutdown-looms%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=2049378&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>The \u200dHouse Freedom Caucus\u200b Demands Answers on Approving Appropriations Bills<\/h2>\n<p>The conservative House Freedom\u200d Caucus recently sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin \u2064McCarthy, expressing their concerns about the impending deadline for government funding. With just days left \u200dbefore midnight on September 30, the caucus, consisting of approximately 45 members, urgently sought answers from Mr. McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>In their letter, the caucus posed\u200c six critical questions to Mr. McCarthy, seeking clarity on the plan \u2064for approving appropriations bills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-senate-budget-chief-economist-says-two-year-appropriations-process-could-end-cycle-of-spending-crises-5498788?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Former Senate Budget Chief\u2062 Economist\u200c Says Two-Year Appropriations Process Could End Cycle of\u2062 Spending\u200d Crises<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-senate-budget-chief-economist-says-two-year-appropriations-process-could-end-cycle-of-spending-crises-5498788?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-republicans-urge-passage-of-defense-appropriations-bill-raises-for-military-personnel-5492366?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>House Republicans Urge\u2063 Passage of Defense Appropriations Bill, Raises for\u200d Military\u200b Personnel<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/15\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-republicans-urge-passage-of-defense-appropriations-bill-raises-for-military-personnel-5492366?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The first \u2064question raised in the letter addresses\u2063 the \u2062plan to \u200btackle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-1-pm-et-reps-mike-garcia-and-others-hold-press-conference-on-defense-appropriations-bill\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: Reps. Mike Garcia and colleagues discuss Defense Appropriations Bill. Join at 1 PM ET.\">pressing issues surrounding<\/a> the \u2062four appropriations bills currently under consideration on the House\u2062 floor. These issues include U.S. assistance \u2063to \u200cUkraine, increased funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and Security Agency, and an amendment in the Agriculture\u2013Food and Drug Administration appropriations bill regarding the availability of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-are-always-going-to-be-ways-activists-reportedly-plan-to-defy-pro-life-laws-if-roe-is-overturned\/\" title=\"\u2018There Are Always Going To Be Ways\u2019: Activists Reportedly Plan To Defy Pro-Life Laws If Roe Is Overturned\">abortion drug mifepristone<\/a> by mail.<\/p>\n<p>The second\u200b question \u2063seeks clarity on the \u2063schedule\u2062 for \u2064the remaining five bills\u2063 reported by the House Appropriations Committee\u200d to \u2064come to the floor. These bills \u200dcover \u200dareas such as Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; \u2063Financial Services \u200dand \u2063General Government; Legislative Branch; Interior,\u2062 Environment, and Related Agencies; and Energy \u2064and Water Development and Related Agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The appropriations bills \u200bthat have already reached \u200cthe House floor include Military \u200dConstruction-Veterans Affairs; Defense; Agriculture-FDA; Department of State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; \u2063and Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>The third question pertains \u200bto the timeline for the House\u200c Appropriations Committee \u200cto report out the appropriations bills that have not \u2064yet been voted to be sent\u200d to the floor. These \u200cbills include Commerce, Justice, Science, \u200dand Related Agencies, as well as the Labor, Health and Human\u200b Services, Education, and Related\u200b Agencies \u2064appropriations bills.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth question focuses\u200d on the plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-members-request-mccarthys-appropriations-plan-as-shutdown-looms\/\" title=\"House Freedom Caucus members are asking for McCarthy's appropriations plan as a shutdown approaches.\">implement\u2063 additional spending reductions<\/a> in the remaining\u200d appropriations bills \u2064to reach the agreed-upon topline discretionary level of $1.526 trillion, which was \u2064largely supported by\u2063 the House Republican conference.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth question inquires about\u200d the House of Representatives&#8217; commitment to remaining in session until all 12 individual regular appropriations bills have passed. Mr. McCarthy\u200b has expressed his intention to keep the House in session until a continuing\u200b resolution is approved, providing \u200cmore\u2064 time for lawmakers to address and pass appropriations legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The sixth and final question asks \u200cwhether the\u2064 House will decline to take up the Senate continuing resolution, which proposes funding the \u2063government for another 45 days and includes assistance \u2062for Ukraine and disaster\u200d relief.<\/p>\n<p>The caucus members, totaling 27 \u200dsignatories, emphasize that they will\u2063 not support a continuing resolution\u2062 until\u200d these &#8220;reasonable questions&#8221; are adequately addressed. They\u2062 urge Mr. McCarthy to take the necessary \u200dsteps to pass the appropriations bills, starting with the four bills currently under\u200d consideration.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mr. McCarthy declined to comment on the letter.<\/p>\n<p>If appropriations bills are not enacted by January 11, \u2064a 1 percent \u200ccut\u200c across nondiscretionary spending items will be implemented for the \u2062remainder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-right-wing-and-main-street-caucuses-team-up-to-create-short-term-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"GOP Right Wing and Main Street Caucuses join forces for Short-Term Continuing Resolution.\">federal\u2062 fiscal year<\/a>, \u200cas per the debt-ceiling \u200bagreement. This agreement expires shortly after the 2024 presidential election, in early January 2025.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Can we expect any controversial policies or provisions to be\u200b included in the appropriations bills related to Homeland Security<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Homeland Security. The caucus requests information on\u2064 when these bills will be debated and voted on in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The third\u200c\u2064 question pertains to the plan for passing these appropriations bills in the Senate. The caucus acknowledges that the \u200bSenate has a \u200ddifferent process for considering funding measures and seeks clarity on how \u200cthe Senate intends to address the appropriations \u200cbills passed by the House.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth\u200d question focuses on the potential inclusion of controversial policies and provisions in the appropriations bills. The caucus seeks assurance that these bills will not contain any language \u200dunrelated to funding the government or that could create divisions among members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth\u200d question addresses the timeframe for approving a Continuing Resolution (CR) should the appropriations bills not be passed by the deadline. The \u2064caucus seeks to understand the timeframe and steps that will be taken to avoid a government \u200bshutdown in \u200dcase the deadline is not met.<\/p>\n<p>The final\u200c question posed by the caucus addresses\u200d the\u200d potential impact of any\u2063 budget reconciliation actions on the\u200d appropriations process. As budget reconciliation is a separate legislative process, the caucus seeks clarification on how it might affect the timeline and completion \u2062of the appropriations bills.<\/p>\n<p>The House Freedom Caucus emphasizes the urgency of addressing these questions and states that failure to provide answers would result\u200b in\u200c uncertainty and \u200cdistrust among\u2062 members.\u200b The conservative caucus believes it is crucial \u2062to have a\u200c transparent and efficient process for \u200dapproving appropriations bills to ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062letter \u200cconcludes by requesting a prompt response from House \u2063Speaker Kevin McCarthy, \u200curging him\u2063 to address\u200d these concerns and provide the necessary information to allow members of Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> regarding government funding.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the letter, Speaker McCarthy has confirmed that he is reviewing the concerns raised by the caucus and\u2063 intends to provide the requested information. He acknowledges\u200d the importance of transparency and open communication in the legislative process and assures the caucus that their concerns \u2063will be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>As the September 30 deadline approaches, the House Freedom Caucus continues to advocate for a \u200cclear plan for approving appropriations bills. Their demand for\u200c answers highlights the need for effective \u200band timely action \u200bto ensure that government funding is allocated appropriately and responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the conservative House Freedom Caucus&#8217;s letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy underscores the importance of transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the appropriations process. With the deadline fast approaching, it\u200d is crucial that Congress addresses these concerns and\u2063 works collaboratively to meet the funding \u200cneeds of the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Freedom Caucus, a conservative group, wrote to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sept. 28, inquiring about his strategy for passing appropriations bills before the midnight deadline on Sept. 30. 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