Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., confer before joining other conservative Republicans to complain to reporters about the interim spending bill being crafted to avoid a shutdown of federal agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, joins a group of conservative Republicans to complain to reporters about the interim spending bill being crafted to avoid a shutdown of federal agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice president-elect, leaves the Senate chamber as lawmakers work on an interim spending bill to avoid a shutdown of federal agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before talking to reporters about work on a final version of a spending bill before federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Friday night, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)