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EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>A prominent conservative group is coming out against the just-passed short-term spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown at the end of this week, arguing Americans are \u2018exasperated\u2019 with the level of federal spending.<\/p>\n

\u2018Congress has backed itself into a corner \u2014 unable to pass responsible spending bills or secure our border, and opting again for a short-term CR that fails to solve any of the problems facing our country. As usual, taxpayers will foot the bill for Washington\u2019s recklessness,\u2019 Ryan Walker, vice president of Heritage Action, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u2018Congress has 40 more days to fight for separate funding bills that will roll back inflation-fueling spending and force the Biden administration to reverse the flow of illegal immigration. They cannot waste this time.\u2019<\/p>\n

In the statement, which was sent to Republican members, Walker noted that the bill passed on Thursday is the third government funding extension this Congress has passed, as a deal on fiscal year 2024 spending continues to elude negotiators.<\/p>\n

\u2018The American people are exasperated with the Swamp\u2019s dysfunction that puts them last,\u2019 he said. \u2018[O]ur government has wasted opportunity after opportunity, and moved the goal posts with a third short-term CR that accomplishes very little for the people.\u2019<\/p>\n

The group called for government funding to adhere to \u2018statutory caps.\u2019 It comes after the conservative House Freedom Caucus pushed for the next fiscal year\u2019s spending levels to stay at $1.59 trillion, the cap set by ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden during debt limit negotiations last spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But a side deal made at the time and that is being honored now by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would include an additional $69 billion side deal for non-defense discretionary spending \u2014 something GOP hardliners have rebelled against.<\/p>\n

\u2018Conservatives have been consistent and resolute in our calls for meaningful spending cuts and serious efforts to end the lawless catastrophe at our country\u2019s borders,\u2019 Walker said.<\/p>\n

\u2018The government can and should be funded at levels that adhere to statutory caps \u2014 without the backroom side deals that will lead to an increase in spending over Pelosi-era levels. And handing billions to Biden\u2019s border agencies without forcing changes to their policies would be unconscionable.\u2019<\/p>\n

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to advance a short-term government funding extension known as a continuing resolution (CR). The bill now goes to President Biden\u2019s desk, where he will have to sign it before the end of the day on Friday to avert a partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n

It passed 314 to 108 and nearly split the House GOP in half \u2014 107 Republicans voted for its passage, while 106 opposed.<\/p>\n

Hours before the vote, House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, R-Va., met with Johnson to persuade him to add a border security amendment to the CR.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Good told reporters Johnson was \u2018considering it,\u2019 arguing, \u2018The Senate will be forced to consider, are they willing to fund the government and secure the border, or they refuse to fund the government because they don\u2019t want to secure the border.\u2019<\/p>\n

But Johnson immediately put the rumors to rest. His spokesman, Raj Shah, posted on X minutes after Good spoke to reporters, \u2018The plan has not changed. The House is voting on the stop gap measure tonight to keep the government open.\u2019<\/p>\n

Adding such an amendment would have almost certainly led to a showdown with congressional Democrats \u2014 and subsequently a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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