Leader of Conservative House Caucus Wants Funding Frozen at 2024 Levels

WASHINGTON—With the deadline to fund the government now less than a month away, members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus laid out their chief aims on spending following a policy summit. The caucus chairman, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), told The Epoch Times on Sept. 5 that their goal was to ensure that “we do not increase funding over fiscal year 2024 levels.” “We could achieve huge 10-year savings just by level funding,” he added. Congress has been advancing appropriations bills for fiscal 2026, including a $57.3 billion package for energy and water agencies that moved through the House on Sept. 4. The full Senate has not yet advanced its version of that bill....