Boebert Says Omnibus Should Be Priority, Not 'Engaging in Senseless Fights'

Lauren Boebert has called on Republicans to focus on opposing a proposed government funding bill over smaller spats, amid her own back and forth with House colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill was introduced by leading members of both parties in Washington on Tuesday morning, around 1:30 a.m. ET, aimed at preventing a government shutdown once the current funding plan expires on Friday night. According to CNN, the text of the bill is over 4,000 pages, and given the short timeframe left to avert a shutdown, there is some concern among lawmakers that there will not be sufficient time to review it.

Hours after the bill was released, Boebert, an outspoken far-right Republican from Colorado, posted a tweet calling for the GOP to unify in opposition to the omnibus bill, instead of focusing on pettier squabbles. While she did not explicitly specify her issues with the bill, her tweet indicated that she most likely took exception with its price tag.

"Killing the $1.7 TRILLION DOLLAR Omnibus bill should be the top priority for all conservatives right now," Boebert tweeted, putting emphasis on the cost of the bill. "Engaging in senseless fights doesn't get us any closer to doing that."

While also not explicitly mentioned in her tweet, Boebert seemed to be referencing her recent public trading of barbs with Greene, her fellow far-right firebrand of Georgia. Greene's recent endorsement of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House raised eyebrows among her peers, with Boebert speaking out against it in a recent interview with Charlie Kirk and referencing Greene's oft-mocked conspiratorial musings.

"Well you know, I've been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in," Boebert said. "I don't believe in this, just like I don't believe in Russian space lasers, Jewish space lasers, and all of this."

Greene, typically allied with Boebert, shot back in a tweet, referencing the Colorado lawmaker's recent reelection by an unexpectedly razor-thin margin. Boebert was reelected in last month's midterms, beating Democrat Adam Frisch by only a little over 500 votes in what had been expected to be an easy race for her.

"I've supported and donated to Lauren Boebert," Greene tweeted. "President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. She just barely came through by 500 votes. She gladly takes our $$$ but when she's been asked: Lauren refuses to endorse President Trump, she refuses to support Kevin McCarthy, and she childishly threw me under the bus for a cheap sound bite."

Newsweek reached out to Boebert's office for comment.