GOP negotiators hit back at Republican rebels as shutdown threat looms: 'Empowering Schumer'
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Rep. Garret Graves, a top ally of Speaker McCarthy, warned conservative holdouts on Republicans' spending plans that they were 'empowering' Democrats' liberal policies.
"All that strategy did was further empower a more liberal solution to a shutdown and it was the wrong move," Graves said. "It was the wrong strategy. And so now we're stuck with trying to pick up the pieces and salvage the best solution that we can." Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"I think the Appropriations Committee did a great job getting these bills out of committee, developing consensus in the conference. And I think we should have made them earlier, and I'm really disappointed that people were blocking the progress many months ago. And now, we're now looking at a more liberal solution whenever we could have had [a more conservative one]." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com