Deficit, War Funds at Center of House Republican Budget Fight
House GOP leaders are struggling to find a compromise between spending-cut advocates and defense hawks.
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) answers questions during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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House Republican leaders are struggling to find a compromise between spending-cut advocates and defense hawks on how to increase U.S. war funding in their proposed fiscal 2016 budget.
The House Budget Committee approved the plan Thursday while leaving unresolved the demands by many lawmakers for fewer restrictions on defense spending. Minutes later, Speaker John Boehner said the plan will be amended next week on the House floor to boost defense.