Vol. 33, No. 19
October 9, 2017
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Disaster Aid and Rise in Debt Limit Win House Approval
“What you have is two competing things — a compassionate heart that wants to deal with hurricane relief and a number of very principled people who realize we’re bankrupting our country by continuing to raise a debt ceiling and not doing anything about spending.”
Congressman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) is the chairman of the 40-member House Freedom Caucus. The House passed the measure to increase the debt ceiling 316 to 90, with all the No votes cast by members of the GOP.
Debt Ceiling Increase Will Lead to More Indebtedness
“The debt ceiling is supposed to be at least a stop sign that gives us pause and gives us a chance to change the way we do our spending. And it’s not a ‘yield’ sign. In fact, this measure is an ‘increase-speed’ sign and that’s wrong.”
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