House Republicans Aim to Pressure Biden by Passing Spending Bills

House Republicans aim to pass two appropriations bills as part of a greater strategy to pressure President Joe Biden to adopt more spending cuts.

The House hopes to pass the fiscal year 2024 Agriculture and MilCon-VA [Military Construction, Veterans Affairs] appropriations bills and two Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolutions.

The MilCon-VA bill would boost Veterans Affairs Department funding as Biden and congressional Democrats have said that Republicans would use a debt ceiling deal to cut veterans’ care.

The Agriculture bill would cut billions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture budget (USDA), as Republicans say that the end of the coronavirus pandemic should eliminate the need for increased welfare spending, including for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).