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Koch urgency: Conservative network fears closing window

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. The Koch brothers and their chief lieutenants are warning of a rapidly shrinking window to push their agenda through Congress. No agenda items matter more to the conservative Koch network than the GOP’s promise to overhaul the nation’s tax code and repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. The Koch brothers and their chief lieutenants are warning of a rapidly shrinking window to push their agenda through Congress. No agenda items matter more to the conservative Koch network than the GOP’s promise to overhaul the nation’s tax code and repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. The Koch brothers and their chief lieutenants are warning of a rapidly shrinking window to push their agenda through Congress. No agenda items matter more to the conservative Koch network than the GOP’s promise to overhaul the nation’s tax code and repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The Koch brothers and their lieutenants are warning of a rapidly shrinking window to push their agenda through Congress.

No agenda items matter more to the conservative network than the GOP’s promise to overhaul the tax code and health care. At the moment, however, both are bogged down by GOP infighting that jeopardizes their fate.

Koch officials and donors who gathered at a weekend retreat in the Rocky Mountains conveyed a sense of urgency. They predicted a window for action of between 10 to 12 months before any chance of major legislation is suffocated by next year’s midterm elections.

Some donors threatened to withhold campaign cash until the Republican-led Congress acts on health care and taxes. Koch’s team promised to spend up to $400 million to influence the midterms.