House GOP Balks at Passing a Budget

Punchbowl News: “House Republican leadership sources tell us that the House may not adopt a budget resolution before the federal government reaches the deadline this summer for defaulting on its $31.4 trillion debt.”

“House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX)… insists that his goal is to pass a spending blueprint. But it’s become increasingly clear that Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his top lieutenants would struggle to pass such a plan on the floor before the debt-limit deadline. It would be a very tough vote for vulnerable House Republicans with a lot of political downsides.”

“Here’s the catch – Biden has said that he wouldn’t negotiate with McCarthy until the House GOP releases a spending blueprint. And he wants the debt limit lifted with no preconditions. So what happens if House Republicans don’t do their own budget?”