House Freedom Caucus blasts Mike Johnson’s spending plan: 'Not a single meaningful win'

The far-right House Freedom Caucus (HFC) — which initially came up with the idea of a "laddered" continuing resolution — is now criticizing Speaker Mike Johnson's laddered solution to funding the government.

In a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, the HFC formally announced its opposition to the only Republican plan to keep the federal government open.

"The House Freedom Caucus opposes the 'clean' Continuing Resolution as it contains no spending reductions, no border security, and not a single meaningful win for the American people," the statement read. "Republicans must stop negotiating against ourselves over fears of what the Senate may do with the phrase 'roll over today and we'll fight tomorrow.'"

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"While we remain committed to working with Speaker Johnson, we need bold change," the statement continued.

Johnson's plan for a "laddered" continuing resolution would keep current funding levels for federal agencies, with some of that funding expiring on January 19, 2024, and other agencies having funding through February 2. Senior House Democrats like Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) — the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee — has already soured on the idea of multiple funding deadlines, saying she wants "a clean CR." Despite the HFC's opposition to Johnson's appropriations proposal, the caucus' members initially supported the idea of a two-tiered funding plan.

"I like the ladder approach," Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) told NBC News late last week. "I think if we try to pass some appropriations bills, we’re doing better than we’ve done in the past."

Without the HFC's support, Johnson will need Democratic votes in order to pass his package through the House. However, doing so may incur the wrath of Republicans like HFC members, some of whom voted in October to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) for working across the aisle to fund the government. If President Biden doesn't have a spending plan to sign into law by Friday night, all nonessential government agencies will shut down.

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