Democrats in the U.S. Congress plan to unveil a bill to fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year in a bid to pressure Republicans ahead of a Dec. 16 funding deadline, a top Senate Democrat said on Thursday.
Republicans, who will take the majority in the House of Representatives next year and whose votes would be needed this month in the Senate to pass the $1.5 trillion-plus measure, voiced immediate objections as the bill contains increased spending for domestic programs that conservatives oppose.
Democratic Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy on Thursday said he considered the proposal "fair and bipartisan." "Passing a defense authorization bill and appropriating the money our military needs are not right-wing demands that Democrats get unrelated goodies for going along with," McConnell said in a speech shortly after Leahy's. "We won't allow to now hijack the government funding process ... and take our troops hostage for even more spending."
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is vying to become the next speaker when his party takes majority control of the House on Jan. 3, has been pushing for significant spending cuts -- putting McConnell in a difficult negotiating position.
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