"Conservative Revolt: Speaker Johnson's Spending Deal Sparks Outrage and Division"

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"Conservative Revolt: Speaker Johnson's Spending Deal Sparks Outrage and Division"
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House conservatives, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, revolted against a spending deal with Democrats, tanking a procedural vote and preventing the chamber from debating and voting on unrelated bills. The conservatives criticized the deal for not cutting spending enough and expressed frustration with the slim GOP majority in the House. Johnson expressed confidence that the deal would survive and emphasized the need to work with the numbers they have in a divided Washington.

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