House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands they want to include in an emergency measure to keep the federal government running beyond the end of September.

It’s a smorgasbord of nonstarters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, signaling the challenges Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy will face next month in getting a bill into the House without a to alienate

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part of his conference.

Historically, members of the Freedom Caucus rarely support short-term spending bills to keep the government open, but with Republicans holding only a five-seat majority in the House, they have significant influence on the agenda. Still McCarthy

(R-Bakersfield)

will likely need Democrat votes to pass a short-term financing measure that could also get through the Senate and be signed into law.

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Among the demands of the House Freedom Caucus:

Spending levels below the highest rule numbers McCarthy agreed with the president

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Biden as part of a bill to raise the country’s debt ceiling.

Inclusion of a bill that aims to build more walls on the southern border and restrict asylum for those who wish to remain in the US for fear of persecution or harm.

Addressing what they call the unprecedented arming of the Justice Department and the FBI” to conduct political witch hunts.

And against any blank check for Ukraine.” The White House has asked Congress for more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid and another $8 billion for humanitarian aid as Ukraine defends itself against the Russian invasion.

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The House Freedom Caucus labeled his message as No Security, No Funding. Some members of the group have embraced the idea of ​​a government work stoppage to force lower non-defense spending, though many Republicans disagree with that approach for fear of taking the blame from voters.

Lawmakers will return to Washington after Labor Day and won’t have time to get all 12 government funding bills approved before the new fiscal year begins

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October 1. McCarthy last week raised the prospect of a short-term bridge that would give the House and Senate more time to reach a compromise on final spending levels for the year.

If Congress fails to pass the spending bills into law by Jan. 1, it raises the possibility of an overall 1% cut in spending for the year, which would take effect at the end of April.

Senate Democrats are on board to get short-term spending bill passed, Senate Majority Leader

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Schumer

(DN.Y.)

reporters reported last week.

“We hope our Republicans in the House realize that any funding resolution must be bipartisan or they risk shutting down the government,” he said.