Several conservative lawmakers have voiced their apprehension over the lack of progress on the remaining appropriations bills in the House, expressing concern that it will cost valuable negotiation time for Republicans. The delay has prompted frustration among members of the hardline-right House Freedom Caucus and other conservative representatives.

Representative Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, expressed disappointment with the delay, stating, "I guess we'll take it up in January. We punted. I hate that we did it the way we did it. This body is good - Republicans and Democrats are good at spending taxpayers' money, and they're not good at cutting anything."

Before adjourning, Congress passed a temporary extension of the previous year's government funding levels, but with two separate deadlines. The deadlines call for the passage of appropriations bills regarding military construction and Veterans Affairs; Agriculture; Energy and Water; Transportation; and Housing and Urban Development by January 19, while the remaining eight appropriations bills must be resolved by February 2.

Representative Keith Self (R-Texas) argued that the temporary extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), has dampened the urgency for Congress to reach a deal. Self stated, "All we've done with these two CRs is kick the can down the road. We still have a tough road ahead of us. We've got to get on with our business. We took the pressure off with the CRs. This town needs a deadline. When you moved the deadline out, it takes pressure off. This town responds to pressure. Otherwise, we're happy to just let things go."

Representative Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) called for increased discussions on the spending bills and urged the House leadership to listen to lawmakers' concerns. "We need to start discussing this stuff. You know, we're following that same old trap where we get down, and then leadership comes from on high and tells us what we're going to do. I would hope they start listening to us on some of these spending measures," Burchett emphasized.

However, disagreements within the GOP have hampered the progress of the government funding fight for months. Prior to passing the continuing resolution, House leaders faced objections from both moderates and conservatives, leading to the withdrawal of spending bills from the voting schedule multiple times.

A senior GOP aide attributed the apparent slowdown to exhaustion following the long-standing disagreements. "I think people are worn out. I think they have to discuss behind the scenes if we can un-jam any of the ones that we have that are jammed up. We threw everything at the wall trying to get these appropriations bills passed. We couldn't. So I just don't think there's going to be a breakthrough at the moment," the aide explained.

A Republican lawmaker who spoke with Fox News Digital downplayed the public delay, emphasizing that negotiations between top appropriators in the House and Senate were ongoing. The lawmaker stated, "I don't know that there's a clear benefit to moving them at this point. I mean, the rules of the House indicate that our official negotiating position can be set when something's passed out of appropriations or passed out of the rules... We've got our marching orders for all 12 bills, we're in a position to be able to negotiate with the Senate, we should go negotiate with the Senate."

As the deadline for passing the appropriations bills looms, conservatives are urging swift action in order to avoid any further delays and ensure effective negotiation in the coming months.

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