Congress this week passed a three-week extension to its previous stopgap spending measure, with new cuts that would shave roughly $6 from the federal budget. This most recent compromise between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill would avert a federal government shutdown only until April 8.

While proposed by House Republicans, the bill found numerous detractors within the GOP camp.

On Monday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) became the first Senate Republican to announce that he would vote against the measure. Rubio, a freshman who rode the tea party wave into the Senate this past year, said he would oppose the any short-term solutions because "running our government on the fumes of borrowed spending is unacceptable, short-sighted and irresponsible."

Several House Republicans and conservative-leaning groups had spoken out against the bill, each stating that they refused to support further short-term solutions in lieu of a bill that will get them through to the end of this fiscal year.

The head of the Republican Study Committee, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), cited the need to do more than simply "cut spending in bite-sized pieces." He suggested that any measures from here on out should contain cuts to major programs from Planned Parenthood to "Obamacare."

Jordan's opposition could put pressure on other conservative members to rethink their position while also highlighting the strain House GOP leaders are facing from their "right flank," a group that continues to grow impatient as the fight to cut spending plays out.

This latest temporary funding measure is the federal government's fifth for the current fiscal year.

So far, many House and Senate Democrats have endorsed the latest Republican proposal. Noting that many of the bill's proposed cuts come from programs that President Obama had already slated for reductions in fiscal 2012, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) are on board along with many of their colleagues.

Democrats have joined in criticizing the need for a stopgap bill, warning of a further strain on the American public while calling out their Congressional counterparts for a lack of real dedication to the cause.

President Obama said he will sign the measure but warned, "We can't keep running the government based on two-week extensions. That's irresponsible."