Senate Democrats are on a collision course with House Republicans on spending levels for 2024. As the annual appropriations season begins to heat up, senate negotiators are expected to start marking up a number of spending bills. Democrats say they’ll be looking for levels consistent with spending caps already achieved during recent negotiations, but House Republicans plan to aim for lower spending. Republicans are defending the cuts as a means to curb spending and tackle the nation’s debt. House and Senate Democrats are accusing the GOP of reneging on earlier agreements.