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The case has been made to the administration that a four- to five-week CR — with the ability to fund the anomalies for our military — would certainly be a welcome decision by many conservatives,” Meadows told reporters just off the House floor.
Meadows also argued that Congress should vote to raise the debt ceiling as part of any December funding package rather than wait until the U.S. reaches its borrowing limit sometime in January.
“At this point, if it’s coming due in January, why not include it in an end-of-the-year spending deal? Having another fiscal cliff weeks after the last one would not be prudent,” Meadows said before heading off to call Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, to discuss spending and debt issues.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/36...ht-to-january#
Lmao republicans are delusional. They don’t want to agree to the democrats demands especially on daca , yet they also want a debt limit raise?
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And Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who typically aligns with the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he would oppose a spending bill that continues funding into January, though he noted he would probably be a “no” on any CR or the omnibus.
But some members of the Freedom Caucus worry that if the extension only lasts through 2017, lawmakers will be more inclined to swallow a bad deal just so they can skip town before Christmas. The far-right group fears Republican leaders will include a DACA fix in the omnibus.
The thinking is that conservatives will have more leverage if they kick negotiations into January.
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They expect democrats to give them the votes with all their demands. They have no plans of voting yes on any CR or spending bill anyway.