McCarthy's last-ditched effort to avoid government shutdown collapses as Republicans defect

McCarthy's last-ditched effort to avoid government shutdown collapses as Republicans defect

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. McCarthy’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient. Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Local5YouTube_subscribe Stream Local 5 on WeAreIowa+: https://www.weareiowa.com/watch Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook:   / weareiowa   Follow Local 5 on Twitter:   / weareiowa5news   Follow Local 5 on Instagram:   / weareiowa