Full List of Republicans To Speak Out Against Mike Johnson's Spending Deal

Speaker Mike Johnson could face a revolt by a significant faction of the Republican Party in the House, who were unhappy with a breakthrough budget agreement being negotiated.

Around $16 billion in spending cuts was secured by Johnson, according to a letter to colleagues, in a deal that, if passed, could avoid a possible government shutdown. "This represents the most favorable budget agreement Republicans have achieved in over a decade," he wrote to fellow House GOP members.

Senate and House leaders announced a 2024 budget deal of nearly $1.66 trillion on Sunday. Despite the agreement, it's unclear whether Congress will be able to pass it into law in time to avert a partial government shutdown as the deadline looms less than two weeks away.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told his colleagues it was a "good deal for Democrats" in a call to colleagues reported by The Associated Press.

It is hoped the accord—which includes $704 billion for non-defense and $886 billion for defense spending—will allow the Appropriations Committee to complete bills to decide on funding for specific government departments and agencies.

President Joe Biden said in a statement: "It reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring[...]It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking families count on."

A further $69 billion side deal in adjustments in non-defense spending was also reached.

Speaker Johnson remains vulnerable, however, and a number of high-profile conservatives have criticized it publicly. They remain unconvinced by the deal, despite it securing around $16 billion less in cuts in the deal reach between ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Biden.

Johnson has a tightrope to walk after disagreements over a spending deal brought McCarthy down in October last year. He was the first speaker to be ousted from the role in U.S. history.

"I am a NO to the Johnson Schumer budget deal," MAGA Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, from Georgia, tweeted on X, formerly Twitter. "This $1.6-trillion dollar budget agreement does nothing to secure the border, stop the invasion, or stop the weaponized government targeting Biden's political enemies and innocent Americans. So much for the power of the purse!"

Taylor Haulsee, a spokesperson for Johnson's office, previously told Newsweek in an email that the agreement reached on Sunday was $30 billion less than what the Senate was working on. Haulsee also said that the deal "represents the first cut to non-defense discretionary spending in years and is the best spending deal for the GOP in a decade."

In all, Johnson hailed a victory of securing a deal for less than the figure the Democrat-held Senate was looking for, but is has not proved enough to convince many conservatives.

Johnson acknowledged this and wrote that "spending levels will not satisfy everyone," but will "reprioritize funding within the topline towards conservative objectives." He argued the true value of the deal was $1.59 trillion, but the additional $69 billion side deal for adjustments upset the right of his party.

Virginia Rep. Bob Good said: "Republicans agreeing to spending levels $69 billion higher than last summer's debt ceiling 'deal,' with no significant policy wins is nothing but another loss for America. At some point, having the House majority has to matter. Stop funding this spending with an open border!"

Other Republicans appeared to call for using the border crisis as leverage.

An additional funding request from Biden asked for a $106-billion sum supplemental that included more aid for Israel and Ukraine along with additional border security. While it is separate from the budget accord reached by Schumer and Johnson, it remains a contentious point for conservatives who want to see more being done with the $13.6 billion requested by the White House.

"Enough is enough," Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde said on X. "If Joe Biden refuses to shut down the border, Congress must shut down the government[...]It's time for action."

At least nine Republican members of Congress have slammed the deal. They are:

• Arizona—Andy Biggs
• Georgia—Andrew Clyde, Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Missouri—Eric Burlison
• Montana—Matt Rosendale
• North Carolina—Greg Murphy
• South Carolina—Ralph Norman
• Texas—Keith Self
• Virginia—Bob Good

Newsweek has approached Johnson's office and each of the dissenting members of Congress for comment.

Ohio lawmakers Jim Jordan and Warren Davidson, along with Chip Roy from Texas, cited further problems over the border crisis as reasons they were uneasy, but did not explicitly condemn the deal.

Newsweek has approached those members of Congress for comment.

The House Freedom Caucus, believed to contain over 40 House members, said in a statement that the deal was a "total failure."

"It's even worse than we thought," the group said.

Some, however, questioned the viability of further strife and if stonewalling would prove to be an effective tactic.

Rep. Mike Collins, from Georgia, asked: "Are we learning that negotiating with the Democrats in the White House and Senate with a slim majority is hard and you can't get everything you want, no matter who is in the speaker's office?"

The Republican majority in the House is also small and set to reduce later in the month due to the departure of Ohioan Bill Johnson, who is leaving to become president of Youngstown State University.

It is unclear if the bill passing would trigger a vote against Johnson, as it did with McCarthy.