Some Hosue Republicans want to leverage must-pass debt ceiling legislation to extract spending cuts that would balance the federal budget. That could mean cuts to the country's most popular social programs.
Some House Republicans want to leverage must-pass debt limit legislation to extract spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.Some House Republicans want to leverage must-pass debt limit legislation to extract spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.— currently $31.4 trillion — on Thursday, intensifying a high-stakes political battle already underway in Washington.
Roy was part of a group of hard-right conservatives who extracted handshake agreements from Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in order for him to get their votes to become House speaker. As part of that, McCarthy is pledging to fight for spending cuts at all turns in this Congress. "After witnessing a month of wrangling over raising the debt ceiling, they doubted our political system's ability to act," President Barack Obama said at the time.First, many Republicans want concessions in the form of steep cuts in annual discretionary spending bills that cover every aspect of the federal government, except for the Defense Department. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev.
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