"Most concerns can be accommodated within our budget [but] not everybody gets to have what they want,” Ryan said. | AP Photo Ryan: Some Republicans won't like budget

Speaker Paul Ryan issued a warning Wednesday about the 2017 budget: some Republicans will be unhappy with the final product.

Ryan and his lieutenants are courting GOP votes for the budget, even as a group of conservatives are voicing strong objections to the top-line funding numbers that were negotiated last year.


“There are a lot of people who want a lot of things in the budget….There are a lot of different concerns. Most concerns can be accommodated within our budget [but] not everybody gets to have what they want,” Ryan (R-Wisc.) said in response to a question on defense spending.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus want to ditch the top-line numbers agreed to by former Speaker John Boehner in favor of lower spending levels. But that budget deal passed Congress last year and both congressional Democrats and the White House expect the compromise to stand.

Passing a budget could be a challenge for GOP leadership team if conservatives object when it comes to the floor for a vote.

Still, Ryan said he is “confident” the House Republican Conference will come together on a budget.

“This is a familiar conversation….we’re having the same kinds of conversations with our colleagues about a budget that we have every year…. I’m confident the members will sort this thing out,” he said.



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