Congress Returns from Christmas Break to Face Looming Budget Battle
Congress is back from Thanksgiving break and gearing up for a spending fight as Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to balance House conservatives' demands for fiscal reform with keeping the government operating. House Freedom Caucus members are signaling that they won't give Johnson another free pass, putting his job at risk if he fails to make significant cuts to federal spending. The stakes are high as the 2024 election approaches, with President Biden's vulnerability and the Democratic Senate majority at risk. The House has passed seven of the twelve full-year funding bills, but leadership is having trouble locking down support for the remaining five bills due to disagreements over spending cuts. Meanwhile, lawmakers from both parties are leaving Congress, citing dysfunction and an inability to get things done.
- The Hill's Morning Report — Congress back as budget battle looms The Hill
- Congress got its Christmas break — and will suffer for it in January POLITICO
- Analysis | What to expect during Congress's final sprint this year The Washington Post
- Schumer vows to bring Israel, Ukraine funding package to Senate floor soon Axios
- Playbook: Inside the other year-end funding fight POLITICO
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