Speaker Mike Johnson has often relied on Democrats to accomplish the most basic tasks of governing — after all, House Republicans usually fought, bickered or blocked their own party’s agenda throughout the 118th Congress.
Now, he’ll have to rely on Democrats one more time before the next Congress begins. Far-right Freedom Caucus members are pushing back on Johnson’s tentative plan to extend government funding into March, because they say they oppose aid for states hit by hurricanes if the money isn’t paired with spending offsets.
“A lot of members would like to offset additional spending,” Rep. Ben Cline, a member of the Freedom Caucus, told NOTUS on Wednesday.