We've got to stop this insatiable spending

The Washington Times reports, "The conservative caucus, made up of more than 150 House Republicans, has helped influence GOP leadership to announce late last month that it will officially 'whip' members to reject the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

'It’s now clear that the tax-and-spend reconciliation bill and the Senate infrastructure bill are inextricably linked. Therefore, we will be whipping against both measures in an effort to stop Democrats from enacting $5 trillion in socialist spending,' said the office of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican.

"We’ve known that the infrastructure bill and the budget reconciliation are linked — it’s a point Chairman @RepJimBanks and @RepublicanStudy members have been discussing for nearly two months now."

We've got to stop this insatiable spending.https://t.co/YGVgr52CKI — Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) October 11, 2021

Jim Thurber, professor of government at American University, said the RSC’s size and scope give it leverage in the House, comparing it to the influence of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in the Democratic Party.

'I think it’s the most important legislative caucus,' Mr. Thurber said. 'And when they’re against something, it’s significant.”

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