House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reportedly said on Tuesday that Senate Republicans shouldn't vote for the omnibus spending bill.
But, a spokesperson for McCarthy told The Hill Wednesday that the House Minority leader was never on board with passing the omnibus bill during or after the White House meeting.
Meanwhile, some Republicans are worried that the tensions between McCarthy and McConnell might drag on to the next year and potentially create a"challenging" working partnership between them in Congress, according to The Hill.
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