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former trump budget director: "The bill is worse than a clean debt limit."
Link:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/28/2171989/-Conservatives-continue-to-rage-against-debt-limit-deal-while-eyes-turn-to-Progressive-Caucus
Quotes from the article:
Of particular interest is former Trump budget director Russ Vought, who is currently rallying opposition to the deal:
" While we wait on text, let's take the numbers as the GOP is claiming w/o knowing the gimmicks (Dems are claiming higher spending). Deal provides $1.59 trillion in FY24 v. $1.602 in FY23. You gave Biden $4 trillion for $12 billion in cuts largely coming from unspent COVID$?"
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"The bill is worse than a clean debt limit."
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But if they back out now, a market crash and millions of angry senior citizen voters will be on them.
