![]() ![]() ![]() The House GOP’s inability to present a united front on funding legislation could undercut the Louisiana congressman’s ability to negotiate spending bills with the Senate. “This place is a pressure cooker,” Johnson said Tuesday, noting that the House had been in Washington for 10 weeks straight. It capped a period of intense bickering among lawmakers. GOP leaders called off the week’s work after the vote, sending lawmakers home early for Thanksgiving. Many of those conservatives were among a group of 19 Republicans who defied Johnson Wednesday to prevent floor consideration of an appropriations bill to fund several government agencies. But Johnson is also facing pushback from other hardline conservatives who wanted to leverage the prospect of a government shutdown to extract steep cuts and policy demands. ![]()
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