Ryan Tested as Republican Faction Threatens to Upend 2017 Budget
- House Freedom Caucus demands $30 billion in discretionary cuts
- Leaders negotiating with group that challenged Speaker Boehner
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan talks to reporters on Jan. 12, 2016, in Washington.
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Key members of a rebellious group of House Republicans who helped usher Paul Ryan into the speakership are now raising objections to the path Ryan is setting toward a House 2017 federal budget.
Their demands leave Republican congressional leaders in a bind.