Kevin McCarthy is out of compliance with several of his promises — or at least several that House radicals claim he made.
Tag: Federal Budget (US)
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U.S. National Debt Tops $33 Trillion for First Time
The fiscal milestone comes as Congress is facing a new spending fight with a government shutdown looming.
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McCarthy’s Plan to Avoid a Shutdown Hits Stiff G.O.P. Opposition
Republican leaders were hoping to pass the combination of spending cuts and border controls to show they were working to forestall a shutdown and pressure the Senate, but the bill’s prospects looked grim.
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Facing a Shutdown, Congress Melts Down
Bands of Republicans in the House and the Senate have brought the spending debate to a screeching halt with a shutdown just days away.
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McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown
The House speaker abandoned efforts to move forward on a normally bipartisan military spending bill as far-right Republicans balked at the funding level, after pleading with his party to avert a shutdown.