The final text of the measure has not yet been released as congressional leaders work through the remaining hangups ahead of Friday’s funding deadline.
But as the package begins to come into clear focus, Republicans of all stripes — including hardline conservatives, committee chairs and moderates — are hammering away at Johnson for its contents, the process he followed to craft it and how he plans to bring it to the floor for a vote.
“It’s not a CR, which is a continuation of the budget. It’s turning into an omnibus,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said.
“It’s a total dumpster fire. I think it’s garbage,” said Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “This is what Washington, D.C., has done. This is why I ran for Congress, to try to stop this. And sadly, this is happening again.”
While details about the final product are beginning to emerge, several key questions remain, including whether Johnson plans to give members at least 72 hours to review the legislation and whether he intends to move the legislation through regular order with a procedural rule rather than under the fast-track process of suspension of the rules.
The latter requires support from Democrats to achieve a two-thirds majority for passage, but bypasses a procedural vote that conservatives have used to hold up legislation.
The Hill’s Mychael Schnell and Emily Brooks have more here.
