House Republicans will leave their Miami retreat Wednesday with a better idea of what spending cuts they can secure through reconciliation without Democrats. But the most vocal fiscal hawks who could sink the plan opted to skip the gathering.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a member of the Freedom Caucus who didn’t attend the getaway, said in a post on X from his district that Republican leaders are “working to jam through massive deficits” while criticizing him and his fellow hardliners.
Roy’s post signals that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a long way to go with rallying support from the ...