McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Bill Squeaks By In House Vote

April 26, 2023 Politics, Republicans

The Washington Post reports:

House Republicans on Wednesday approved a bill that would raise the debt ceiling, slash federal spending and repeal President Biden’s programs to combat climate change and reduce student debt, defying Democratic objections in a move that inched the U.S. one step closer to a fiscal crisis.

Ignoring repeated warnings that their brinkmanship could unleash vast economic turmoil, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) muscled his narrow, quarrelsome majority toward a successful, 217-215 vote, accelerating a high-stakes clash with the White House with as few as six weeks remaining before the government could default.

Read the full article. Remember two days ago when George Santos said he’d vote against McCarthy’s bill?



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