Congressional conservatives gird for battle with Biden over debt ceiling and spending

By Samantha-Jo Roth

Published March 22, 2023 9:42pm ET

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Congressional conservatives gird for battle with Biden over debt ceiling and spending — House Freedom Caucus members talk to reporters about the federal debt limit during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The conservative Republicans were critical of President Joe Biden's federal budget proposal and repeated their slogan, "shrink Washington and grow America," while demanding that spending cuts go hand-in-hand with raising the debt limit. | (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

House Freedom Caucus members and “Breakfast Club” senators held a rare joint news conference, chomping at the bit to start budget and debt limit work with President Joe Biden, with the deadline to raise the nation’s borrowing limit looming.

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