Republican leaders 'bracing for a messy internal fight' over ballooning Trump spending ask

Republican leaders 'bracing for a messy internal fight' over ballooning Trump spending ask

The prospect of a growing new spending measure related to the Iran conflict has GOP leaders getting ready for their own battle.Fiscal hawks are said to be deeply unsettled by the cost estimates being floated on the spending request, Politico reports. They will likely be demanding offsetting spending cuts, even as pork is added to new proposals.Closed-door briefings this week delivered the bad news on what was termed a “staggering price tag” for …