View this in your browser ([link removed])
Conservative Partnership Institute
John:


Good afternoon from Capitol Hill.

The House is in session for the next three weeks and the Senate is in session for the next two weeks. The House will take up H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023 ([link removed]) this week, one of the majorities major promises for this Congress. H.R. 2 is a compilation of policies from three committees: Judiciary, Homeland, and Foreign Affairs. The Rules Committee will vote on the measure this afternoon with floor consideration later this week.

Last week, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), at a widely attended ([link removed]) and well covered ([link removed]) press conference, announced ([link removed]) that he was sending an open letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), stating in no uncertain terms, that the undersigned 43 Senators “will not be voting for cloture on any bill that raises the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms.” This essentially means that Senator Lee and the other Senators will not vote to advance a clean debt ceiling. Getting the letter over 40 Senators was, according to Senator Lee, critical ([link removed]) to his effort as any cloture vote would require 60 Yes votes.

This move by these Senators puts Speaker McCarthy in a strong negotiating position as he heads to the White House along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem, Jeffries (D-NY) to try and cut a deal ahead of the “X-date”. This marks the first time that President Biden has engaged in a conversation about the debt ceiling with Speaker McCarthy since the beginning of February. As Minority Leader McConnell has said ([link removed]) to President Biden, “You’ve got to cut a deal with McCarthy, not me.” That deal, according to Speaker McCarthy, is what the House passed ([link removed]) with a two vote margin on April 26. Included in that deal are enacted spending caps and reductions in year over year spending. Caps that would be used to move forward with appropriations bills that cut spending.

The middle of May through the middle of June marks the beginning of the appropriations season in the House of Representatives, and from all indications ([link removed]) , the House Appropriations Committee - once a topline budget number is established - will move forward with their plan to “mark” or write their spending bills to FY22 levels - which would be a reduction of $131 billion in spending. Many tough questions remain, but one question still left unsettled is how the House would, with a 4 seat majority, take up and pass these appropriations bills that contain potentially objectionable earmarks ([link removed]) .

This certainly will not be the end of the debate, but as some reports are showing, Democrats are feeling the pressure to put forth a plan other than hiking the debt ceiling without a long-term plan to cut spending and grow the economy.

The Latest From Around The Conservative Movement
* Fox News: OK Gov Cuts PBS Funding ([link removed])
* The American Mind: All Tomorrow’s Riots ([link removed])
* Gun Owners of America: IL Assault Weapons Ban Blocked ([link removed])
* Committee to Unleash Prosperity: Paying Americans Not to Work ([link removed])
* The American Conservative: A Nation in Search of Men ([link removed])

One More Thing…

ICYMI: The Policy Director for Center for Renewing America will be testifying in front of the House Budget Committee on May 11 at 10:00am on “Exposing the Woke, Wasteful, and Bloated Bureaucracy” ([link removed])
Sincerely,
Hugh Fike
Director of Government Relations

============================================================

CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
300 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 742-8988 Tel | (202) 595-0282 Fax
** CPI.org ([link removed])


** DONATE ([link removed])
CPI Partner Pledge

A generous supporter has offered to match donations made to CPI to support our education and training mission up to $5 million. To secure this historic matching offer, pledges must be made by April 30, 2023, and fulfilled by June 30, 2024.

Please make a CPI pledge before the deadline.
** Pledge Now ([link removed])
Invest in America’s Future With A Legacy Gift

The Conservative Legacy Society is a special group of supporters who help us represent their values into the future by remembering CPI in their will, by designating CPI as a beneficiary, or by making a planned gift. To learn more, visit ** [link removed] ([link removed])
.
Conservative Partnership Institute is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational foundation that provides leaders in Washington with the training and resources they need to effectively advance conservative principles. Charitable contributions are tax-deductible for income, gift, and estate taxes. Our federal tax identification number is 82-1470217.
You received this email because you subscribed to the CPI email list.

** Update Profile ([link removed])
| ** Unsubscribe ([link removed])
Copyright © 2023 Conservative Partnership Institute, All rights reserved.