Kevin McCarthy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak with journalists after winning the House Speaker nomination at a House GOP leadership meeting on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2022. Walking behind McCarthy are House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
  • President Joe Biden released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 on Thursday.
  • The budget, which amounts to more of a wish list of priorities than viable policy, has already sparked pushback.
  • Republicans are already hitting out at the spending included, and proposals to tax the rich more.

President Joe Biden has unveiled his budget proposal for the upcoming year, and it's no surprise Republicans are mad about it.