Conservatives Vow to ‘Not Back Down’ in Spending Fight

By News on the Net Josh Siegel —— Bio and Archives November 3, 2015

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Looking to protest a budget agreement that increases spending by $80 billion over two years, conservatives may be inclined to advance appropriations bills that include controversial riders, such as a provision to defund Planned Parenthood.

“Absolutely conservatives should push hard and not back down,” said Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., in an interview with The Daily Signal. President Barack Obama is already warning Republicans to not include “poison” riders, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is threatening to block any spending bill that has “ideological, short-sighted, crazy” ideas. More...