Overview

• GOP leaders are crafting spending bills to please lawmakers who rarely support them, increasing the chance of a fall shutdown.
• House Republicans vote for funding bills less than half the time and hard-right members vote for them less than 20% of the time.
• The House Speaker agreed to cut spending far below agreed levels to please hardline members.
• The House approach could lead to a shutdown, unlike the Senate where leaders work together.
• This dynamic makes passing bills through the House and avoiding a shutdown difficult.