Paul: Trump’s Bill Is “Slap In The Face” To Conservatives

May 15, 2025 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

“The problem is it’s asking conservatives, like myself, to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion dollars. That’s historic. No one’s ever raised the debt so that much. It will be a record for Congress to raise the debt $5 trillion dollars. But, also it indicates that this year the deficit will be over 2 trillion, but it means they’re anticipating close to $3 trillion for the next year. It’s really a slap in the face at those of us who are excited about Elon Musk and DOGE and all the cuts. Where are the cuts? If the cuts are real, why are we going to borrow five trillion? So what I proposed was this.

“I put forward a proposal and we voted on it to raise the debt ceiling for three months. Why? Because I think we should vote on the debt ceiling every three or four months to see if they’re doing their job. If they promise us cuts in spending, not just the administration, I’m talking about congressional leaders as well. If the promises are real, I’ll vote to raise it every three months. So I put forward that amendment.

“Unfortunately, I only got a handful of votes, but I think that’s the way to do it. If you raise it $5 trillion for two years, you just put it on the back burner, but we’re going to coast through that money and we’re gonna spend it all, and that’s not what the people want. That’s not what our supporters want.” – Sen. Rand Paul, speaking to Fox News.



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