Instead, congressional Republicans signed off on a government funding package that included money the Trump administration had advocated eliminating. “They put me on there to die,” Burchett told CNN of why he thinks House GOP leadership gave him this assignment. “The success of DOGE is in turning the Trump coalition toward fraud,” said one of the people familiar with the discussions. They’re not paying attention to conservatives,” Rep. Greg Steube, one of the 21 House Republicans to vote against the latest government funding deal, told CNN. Now, some moderate Republicans feel like they need to find ways to restore trust with federal workers and undo actions by the Trump administration.

Source: CNN February 12, 2026 19:32 UTC