The House is expected to begin votes on two spending measures to fund military construction and veterans affairs programs as well as agriculture and other related agencies this week . But familiar divisions over spending are rearing their head after members of the right flank have been warning for weeks they need to see more concessions before rallying behind the appropriations bills . Some moderates bristled at the prospect of antiabortion provisions in the agriculture and Food and Drug Administration spending bill . Leaders are looking at ways to use amendments in the House Rules Committee or on the floor to further slash spending but its a delicate balance to ensure they dont lose more moderate members in the process . Even if House Republicans are able to reach a resolution on their own spending bills a heavy lift on its own theyre dead on arrival in the Democraticcontrolled Senate teeing up a massive fiscal showdown later this year that will again put McCarthys leadership to the test forcing him to either cut another deal with Democrats . But even if the House can pass two of the bills this week it leaves them more to go when they return in September with just a handful of legislative days to complete the work before the September deadline . Two of their bills also have yet to make it out of the Appropriations Committee . Republicans acknowledge theyll likely need to pass a shortterm stopgap measure to give them more time to finish the work of funding the government this fall. And some hardline members are signaling that theyd be comfortable with a shutdown . But there is only a short-term bill is only to be a temporary option to raise the debt ceiling . But some hardliners are signaled that they’d be okay with a temporary bill is a short term . The debt ceiling bill is not a ‘shoulder-to-head’ measure to be
House leaders stare down another nail biter week as spending bills sow divisions . House leaders
