Hard-line conservatives line up to oppose stopgap funding deal, making passage difficult

Just hours after a government spending deal was brokered between members of the House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Main Street Caucus, several hard-line conservatives have come out in opposition to the proposal, putting its passage in peril less than two weeks before an expected government shutdown.

Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass some form of spending legislation, but intraparty tensions and disagreements in the House have complicated those efforts over the last two weeks. In light of this, six members from the Main Street Caucus and the Freedom Caucus worked since Tuesday to negotiate a continuing resolution that conservatives could get behind. The deal was announced on Sunday night and included the House’s border security bill passed earlier this year, as well as spending cuts.

The continuing resolution already had a slim chance of being signed into law, as it would have been hard to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and be signed by President Joe Biden, but now, it’s receiving a rough reception in the House.