Conservatives Rebel Against Johnson’s Budget Deal With Democrats
The speaker will have to rely heavily on Democratic votes should he choose to suspend House rules in order to pass his budget, which requires a two-thirds majority.

The unveiling of Speaker Johnson’s budget framework has sparked fierce backlash from within his own conference and the conservative think tank world. He will be forced to suspend House rules and work with Democrats to ultimately pass his appropriations bills — once again making it likely that Congressman Hakeem Jeffries will deliver more votes than the speaker.
Messrs. Johnson and Jeffries, along with Senator Schumer, released the budget framework on Sunday. The total cost comes out to $1.59 trillion in discretionary spending during the next fiscal year, not counting the more than $60 billion in pet projects they included for more senior appropriators. The discretionary budget includes $886 billion for defense and $704 billion in non-defense spending.
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