Many conservative lawmakers are criticizing Johnson for what they call an omnibus spending bill in disguise — something the speaker has vowed not to do.

December dealmaking with Democrats is stirring intense anger across his GOP conference, just days before a government spending deadline and weeks before the pivotal vote the Louisiana Republican needs to win to keep his gavel.

House Republicans lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting about a stopgap government funding bill. As funding was set to run out at midnight on Friday, House Republicans continued to squabble about a continuing resolution that would prevent a partial shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday confronted critics in his Republican Party who say the stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown Friday has become a bloated spending package.

Johnson needs to hold his slim majority together while getting enough Democratic votes to pass bills opposed by disaffected members of his conference.