Congressional Conservatives Concerned as Government Funding Fight Slows Down

Conservative lawmakers express concern over the slowdown in government funding negotiations, with expectations that no votes on the remaining appropriations bills will occur until the new year. Some lawmakers believe this delay will cost Republicans valuable time in negotiations and criticize the temporary extension of last year's funding levels, which they argue dampened the urgency for Congress to make a deal. Intra-GOP divisions and disagreements have contributed to the slowdown, with House leaders pulling spending bills from the vote schedule multiple times. Conversations between top appropriators in the House and Senate are ongoing, but a breakthrough is not expected at the moment.