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Mansee Khurana

House conservatives oppose bipartisan spending agreement, demanding further cuts

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., (second from left) congratulates then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after he was elected speaker of the House in January 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congressional leaders have reached a bipartisan spending plan that would avert a Jan. 19 partial government shutdown, but many House Republicans say the deal does not go far enough to cut spending.

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told Morning Edition that the deal won't get his vote, but he stopped short of saying House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., should lose his job over the agreement.

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