Conservatives balk over funding bill ahead of shutdown

Source: The Hill | March 22, 2018 | Jordain Carney

A growing number of Senate conservatives are coming out against the mammoth government funding bill as Congress barrels toward the third potential shutdown of the year.

Several GOP senators announced on Thursday that they would oppose the measure, blasting it as wasteful spending that will blow a hole in the deficit.

“Government by last minute, take-it-or-leave-it spending bills with no time for debate or amendments allowed. This is no way to run a government,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said in a Facebook post.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a perennial no vote on spending matters, announced in a statement that he would also oppose the measure.

“The disastrous elements of this bill are almost too numerous to list,” he said, adding that it was “drafted by the swamp in the dark.”

The bourgeoning opposition isn’t expected to sink the measure. But it underscores the division within the Republican Party when it comes to spending.

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) called the 2,000-plus page bill “another symptom of Washington’s sickness” and “no way to govern.”

“Washington has reached a new low. … This is beyond pathetic. It is irresponsible, and a danger to our Republic,” said Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.).

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has perhaps been the most vocal of opponents to the spending bill.

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