Washington: The United States is grappling with an escalating government shutdown as hardline fiscal conservatives in Congress advocate for a flat-spending approach to federal budgets. The proposal, advanced primarily by members of the House Freedom Caucus and other conservative lawmakers, seeks to maintain discretionary spending at 2023 levels, avoiding any increase while sidestepping immediate budget cuts. The move comes amid stalled negotiations between Republicans, Democrats, and Senate leaders, raising concerns about prolonged disruption to federal services.

Rather than pursuing sharp spending cuts or full appropriations, the flat-spending proposal freezes the budget at previous levels, signaling fiscal restraint without triggering politically sensitive reductions to domestic progr

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