‘Dead on arrival’: GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy threatens to tank LeaderMcConnell’s agenda if Senate GOP votes for omnibus
Bills from Republican senators, including McConnell himself, will be"dead on arrival" in the House under his speakership, McCarthy warned, throwing his weight behind a letter signed by 13 Republicans in the House vowing to whip against legislation from lawmakers who cast a"yes" vote later this week on the spending bill."Agreed.
— Kevin McCarthy December 20, 2022 McCarthy's warning shot comes as House Republicans have pressured the aspiring speaker to take a harder line against McConnell, who has advanced a longer-term spending deal with the Democrats. McCarthy has publicly insisted that the Senate should pass a short-term funding bill instead that allows the bill to be negotiated once Republicans retake the House on Jan. 3.
The group of 13 congressmen is demanding the Senate"refrain from entertaining any spending bill that extends beyond the first few months" of the new year so that the GOP can negotiate a budget when it has control of the lower chamber.
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