Freedom Caucus derails Pentagon spending bill, foreshadowing shutdown

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Freedom Caucus derails Pentagon spending bill, foreshadowing shutdown
By Bryant Harris
Sep 13, 04:50 PM
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) speaks during a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Freedom Caucus members said they will not support a stopgap spending measure to fund the government unless several conservative policy priorities on immigration and other issues are attached. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON ― Republican leaders on Wednesday were unable to muster the votes needed to pass the House’s annual Pentagon spending legislation amid a revolt from the right-wing Freedom Caucus, despite numerous conservative policy riders on the bill.

House Republicans had scheduled procedural votes on the legislation for Wednesday, but scrapped them amid Freedom Caucus opposition.

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