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McCarthy struggles to find leverage in spending fight with Senate

By David Sivak
Published September 19, 2023 10:00am ET
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McCarthy struggles to find leverage in spending fight with Senate
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stops for reporters' questions about passing a funding bill and avoiding a government shutdown at the Capitol on Sept. 18, 2023.


The willingness of House conservatives to grind the appropriations process to a halt is denying Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leverage in a spending fight with the Senate that will soon come to a head.

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