Three Republican lawmakers have called on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to approve a proposal to keep federal spending for fiscal year 2014 at $967 billion, Politico reported Thursday.House Reps. Mick Mulvaney (S.C.), Steve Scalise (La.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio) sent a letter to their leaders urging them to vote for the short-term continuing resolution, according to John Sherman and John Bresnahan‘s article.
The request comes as Congress’ bipartisan budget committee strives to finalize a sequester replacement agreement, Sherman and Bresnahan write.
Politico reports Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray intend to work during the weekend in order to have the two-year spending plan ready by Dec. 13.
The proposal being negotiated allots $1 trillion in discretionary spending and increases non-tax revenues to reduce automatic spending cuts, according to the report.
