With no clear path on how to fund the government past Sept. 30, members of the House Republican Conference are publicly fighting among themselves over a bill to keep the government funded that, even if it were to pass the House, likely wouldn’t become law.
While tensions have been high all session, the conference is dealing with some of its most public feuding now as members try to come to an agreement on a continuing resolution. Negotiators from the House Freedom Caucus and Republican Main Street Caucus agreed on a continuing resolution on Sunday that would include the House’s border security bill, cut spending, and keep the government funded through October.
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But, almost instantly, hard-line conservative members started voicing their opposition to the bill despite it having many priorities conservatives had called for. By the end of the day Monday, the number of holdouts was at least 16.
Even if the bill were to get through the House, it would have no chance of making it through the …