What House GOP Rebels Want Now

Playbook: “The splinter faction of House conservatives furious over the recent debt ceiling deal won a major concession this week when Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to write next year’s spending bills well underneath the caps he negotiated with President Joe Biden.”

“But the hardliners’ demands don’t end there, we’re told. They’re eyeing an additional piece of payback: a bigger presence on the House Appropriations Committee.”

“A coveted vacancy on the panel will come open in mid-September, when Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) resigns due to his wife’s health issues. Several of the conservative rebels have expressed interest in stepping into the slot, and they raised that interest with McCarthy in a recent meeting…”

“Even if the group doesn’t lay claim to the seat, you can expect them to exert outsize influence as the Sept. 30 spending deadline approaches.”