Article snippet: House conservatives on Wednesday revolted against a massive bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and bust spending caps, complaining that the GOP could no longer lay claim to being the party of fiscal responsibility. “I’m not only a ‘no.’ I’m a ‘hell no,’ ” quipped Rep. MORE (R-Ala.), one of many members of the Tea Party-aligned Freedom Caucus who left a closed-door meeting of Republicans saying they would vote against the deal. It’s a “Christmas tree on steroids,” lamented one of the Freedom Caucus leaders, Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.). “This spending proposal is disgusting and reckless — the biggest spending increase since 2009,” conservative Rep. MORE (R-Mich.) tweeted after the meeting. “I urge every American to speak out against this fiscal insanity.” The debt hike, in particular, is giving conservatives “heartburn,” said Rep. MORE (R-Fla.), a member of the GOP vote-counting team. The swift backlash from fiscal hawks means that Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) and his leadership team will need dozens of Democratic votes to help get the caps-and-funding deal through the lower chamber to avert a government shutdown set for midnight Thursday. At the same time, some Republicans predicted a majority of the majority would back the package. Former Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Rep. MORE (R-Texas), who said he will probably support the package, estimated that about two-thirds of the lawmakers who spoke at the microphones during the closed-door meeting actually voic... Link to the full article to read more