House conservatives are warning that President Donald Trump is testing Republicans’ stomach for spending cuts with his $9.4 billion proposal.
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SomeoftheWhiteHouse’sconservativeHousealliessaythey’reinterpretingtheupcomingvoteonPresidentDonaldTrump’s$9.4billionspendingcutproposalasa“test”ofwhatCongresscanachieveintermsofrollingbackfederalfunding.
Rep.ChipRoy,R-Texas,saidhewouldnotspeakformembersoftheTrumpadministrationbutadded,“Idothinkitisatest.”
“AndIthinkthisisgoingtodemonstratewhetherCongresshasthefortitudetodowhattheyalwayssaythey’lldo,”Roysaid.“Cuttheminimalamountofspending–$9billion,NPR,PBS,thingsyoucomplainaboutforalongtime,oraretheygoingtogobackintotheirparochialpolitics?”
HouseGOPleadersunveiledlegislationseekingtocodifyTrump’sspendingcutrequest,knownasarescissionspackage,onFriday.It’sexpectedtogetaHouse-widevotesometimenextweek.
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