Why Congress Is Headed for a Spending Showdown

Punchbowl News: “There are 108 days until government funding runs out. And the way things are looking right now, Congress is in for an incredibly difficult appropriations season with a government shutdown possible this fall.”

“The evidence for a high-stakes showdown abounds. At the urging of House conservatives, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is allowing GOP appropriators to write spending bills at FY2022 levels, which is far below the levels set out in the Fiscal Responsibility Act. This will put the House on a collision course with the Democrat-controlled Senate and the White House, who want to stick to the budget caps laid out in the debt-limit deal.”

Daily Beast: Kevin McCarthy’s success now sets up his final failure later.