Johnson was more jovial during a meeting with appropriators and moderates on Friday, but still expressed some exasperation over the hardliners who revolted against his spending agreement. Next stepsWhile Johnson affirmed a commitment to the topline spending deal, there is still much more to be done to avert a shutdown and Johnson has not yet made the next steps clear. “Our topline agreement remains,” Johnson said. “The topline agreement includes hard won concessions to cut more billions from the IRS giveaway and the Covid era slush funds,” he said. Good, the chairman of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, told CNN that he remains opposed to Johnson’s spending agreement with Schumer.

Source: CNN January 12, 2024 18:03 UTC