House conservatives cast doubt on GOP leaders' shutdown strategy

House conservatives said Friday that they opposed GOP leaders' proposal to keep the government funded up to a few days before Christmas, potentially throwing a wrench into plans to avoid a shutdown.

Republicans emerged from a conference meeting on Friday divided over a strategy to avoid a government shutdown when funding runs out in one week.

GOP leaders had proposed passing a two-week stopgap measure next week to keep the government funded through Dec. 22 so that lawmakers could have time to work out a budget deal.



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Congress would then pass another short-term spending measure into January to give appropriators time to write legislation to keep the government funded through September 2018.

But conservatives worry that a deadline so close to Christmas will result in a spending package loaded with extraneous items they won't like.

"Everybody knows we don't want to have a two-week [stopgap] right before Christmas, load up a Christmas tree. And it's never good," said Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/36...tdown-strategy

Well Mr. McConnell lets talk about those Green Cards, you need to get them done by next week.