The result is a major headache for centrist Republicans from swing districts that Biden won in 2020 and others with constituents in the firing line of hardline spending targets.
"I do not know how they get themselves out of this jam," said William Hoagland, a former Senate Republican budget director now at the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank.
SHUTDOWN RISKHouse Freedom Caucus members say a shutdown could be necessary to achieve their objectives.
This time, the slim 222-212 House Republican majority could pay a political price.
Would the House Freedom Caucus end McCarthy's reign over a CR?
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