Freedom Caucus details spending cuts in push for ‘rapid adoption’ of Trump agenda

Published January 16, 2025 12:44pm ET



The House Freedom Caucus broke with Republican leadership on Thursday as it reiterated its preference for a two-step approach to passing President-elect Donald Trump‘s agenda through Congress.

Members of the conservative caucus laid out their demands in a statement calling for an initial bill that would fund border security, reverse key Biden administration policies to cut spending, and increase the debt limit by approximately $4 trillion — leaving room for a second bill that would deal with tax cuts at a later date.

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