‘Declare war’: Conservatives demand McCarthy play hardball with McConnell on spending bill

Published December 19, 2022 7:42pm ET



House conservatives are calling for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to take a harder line with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), arguing that the California Republican should threaten to withhold bringing Senate-led bipartisan bills to the floor next year unless McConnell demands his conference tank the bipartisan omnibus bill.

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