Dems Warn Johnson: Don’t Cave To Freedom Caucus

Axios reports:

A group of top House Democrats is warning House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other congressional leaders not to cave to the right-wing Freedom Caucus’ demands on government spending. More than a dozen Democrats, in a letter to congressional leaders, wrote that spending bills should be advanced “without harmful poison pill policy riders” that the GOP hardliners have called for.

On Wednesday, the Freedom Caucus sent Johnson a letter pressing for a raft of policy riders to be included in the spending bills. Proposals include zeroing out Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ salary, blocking federal funding for gender affirming care, defunding gun control enforcement, prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and blocking student loan forgiveness.

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Scoop: A group of top House Democrats is warning Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders not to cave to the right-wing Freedom Caucus’ demands on government spending. https://t.co/oWJGASwIZd

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