Four Senate Republicans urged Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday to play hardball on government spending and resist a yearlong deal that would extend far beyond the GOP takeover of the House in January.
Congress must pass a new spending plan by Dec. 16 to avoid a government shutdown. Party leaders are eyeing a one-year “omnibus” funding package.
Yet in a formal letter, the GOP quartet told Mr. McConnell that a lengthy deal would violate the will of midterm voters who flipped the House into the red column.
“Using the Democratic process, millions of Americans sent a message — they want divided power in Washington to curb the worst excesses of both parties.