No one claiming to be a conservative could justify a YES vote."Ĭongressman Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina): "This 'deal' is insanity. IF that is true, I don't need to hear anything else. That is completely unacceptable."Ĭongressman Bob Good (R-Virginia): "I am hearing the 'deal' is for a $4 trillion increase in the debt limit. will have $35 trillion of debt in January, 2025.
We can do better."Ĭongressman Ken Buck (R-Colorado): "I listened to Speaker McCarthy earlier tonight outline the deal with President Biden and I am appalled by the debt ceiling surrender. Conservatives have been sold out once again!"Ĭongresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado): "Our base didn't volunteer, door knock and fight so hard to get us the majority for this kind of compromise deal with Joe Biden. Deal will increase mandatory spending ~5%, increase military spending ~3%, and maintain current non-military discretionary spending at post-COVID levels. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky): "Fake conservatives agree to fake spending cuts. "Every study has shown when you do that, it puts more people to work, and when they work, what happens? More people are paying into Social Security and Medicare."ĭespite McCarthy's optimism, conservative lawmakers and constituents are deeply upset because McCarthy dared to cooperate with Biden, whom many right-wingers consider an enemy because he is a Democrat. Instead of borrowing money from China to pay somebody to sit on the couch, we now give them the process to go get a job," McCarthy tells anchor Shannon Bream. "What does a work requirement do? It's only on able-bodied people with no dependents. McCarthy included a clip of his appearance on Fox News Sunday in which he further touts the provisions. "This is a win for taxpayers → we are no longer going to borrow money from China to pay a work-capable adult without any dependents to sit at home on their couch." "In the negotiations, Republicans fought for and achieved the most consequential work requirements in a generation," he tweeted. McCarthy is defending his compromise with Biden. READ MORE: 'A fantastic deal': House Republican dismisses 'colorful conservatives’' debt ceiling 'concerns' "Republicans also pushed to include new work requirements on Medicaid, but the White House made clear early on it would not negotiate any changes to that program." But the move will still enrage a wide swath of congressional Democrats, especially key progressives who pleaded with White House officials in recent days to reject any concessions for aid programs," Politico noted. "Democrats secured some exemptions for homeless people and veterans. RELATED: Proof that Trump shared Mar-a-Lago docs 'changes the game' for Jack Smith indictment: Guardian reporter attorney also noted a reference to President Joe Biden and an investigation into his son Hunter's business activities which she described as a sad Trump attempt to make the case to his followers that, ".everyone is corrupt, so support the leader who shares your values." The predictability of Trump’s game would be tiresome if it were not so harmful to public trust in government institutions." Getting right to the point, McQuade wrote that after Garland's refusal, " Trump will wail that this rejection proves once again that he is a victim of witch hunts and hoaxes. In a column for MSNBC, the attorney claimed the letter - and the way it was shared on social media - is a sign of desperation and fear as Smith reportedly is coming to the conclusion of one of his many investigations into the former president. Attorney Barbara McQuade, a letter from two of Donald Trump's lawyers to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an audience to discuss special counsel Jack Smith should not be taken seriously by anyone, and is a ploy that will not help them if and when DOJ indictments come down.
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