Moscow Mitch endorses debt limit deal, calls on Senate conservatives not to delay it
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is calling on Senate colleagues, including conservative members of his conference, not to drag out the consideration of the debt limit deal, which could be delayed past the June 5 deadline if senators use every procedural tool available to slow it down.
McConnell applauded Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for winning significant concessions from President Biden, including a cut in nondefense discretionary spending, a rescission in funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), new work requirements for federal assistance programs and permitting reform for major energy projects.
“The Senate must act swiftly and pass this agreement without unnecessary delay,” McConnell said in a statement Sunday night that appeared directed at Senate conservatives who are thinking about slowing down the bill with procedural delays.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Thursday threatened to “use every procedural tool at my disposal to impede a debt-ceiling deal that doesn’t contain substantial spending and budgetary reforms.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcconnell-endorses-debt-limit-deal-021313945.html
You need to tell that to your fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul. Alert his neighbor just in case.
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