Quick Hit: 

House conservatives are criticizing Speaker Mike Johnson's latest spending deal, accusing him of ignoring their demands and warning of the potential for future generations to be burdened with federal debt. This outcry is the latest challenge for Johnson, who has already negotiated several bipartisan funding deals with President Biden.

Key Details: 

• Speaker Mike Johnson has announced an agreement on the last six spending bills of fiscal year 2024, ahead of the government shutdown deadline.
• Conservative members of the GOP have expressed their dissatisfaction with the spending deal, accusing Johnson of not holding the line on deficits.
• The final piece of the package, legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was the last to be agreed upon after negotiations between House Republicans and the White House.

Diving Deeper: 

The latest spending deal has been met with strong opposition from conservative members of the GOP, who accuse Johnson of ignoring their demands and warn of the potential for future generations to be burdened with federal debt. This outcry is the latest challenge for Johnson, who has already negotiated several bipartisan funding deals with President Biden, including an agreement on the last six spending bills of fiscal year 2024, ahead of the government shutdown deadline.

Despite the political realities of governing in a divided Washington, where Democrats control both the White House and Senate, and any major legislation requires bipartisan compromise, the spending hawks of the GOP conference have pressed the Speaker to hold the line on deficits. They have expressed their dissatisfaction with the spending deal, accusing Johnson of not holding the line on deficits, even if it means shutting down the government.

The final piece of the package, legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was the last to be agreed upon after negotiations between House Republicans and the White House. The details of the package were unclear as of Tuesday, but a source familiar with the talks told The Hill that the DHS bill would be a full-year measure and not a continuing resolution, which leaders were eyeing over the weekend.

Even without the specifics, conservatives were quick to bash the deal, which encompasses funding for roughly three-quarters of the federal government, taking aim at the process that brought it about. The criticism echoes what a group of 43 conservatives voiced in a letter Monday, calling on their GOP colleagues to reject the appropriations package if it lacks conservative border security policy that hard-liners have pushed for all Congress.