The GOP-controlled committee voted 7-6 to move the 99-page piece of legislation to the House floor, with no Democrats joining Republicans in support.
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Ralph Norman voted with Democrats on the panel against the measure, which would roughly add $4 trillion to the national debt.
“This bill is smoke and mirrors,” Norman argued. “I get why the Democrats are voting for it … because they get pretty much what they want.” On Tuesday, caucus members met for a press conference outside the Capitol to denounce McCarthy over the move. On Tuesday, caucus members met for a press conference outside the Capitol to denounce McCarthy over the move.Rep. Ralph Norman opposed the deal McCarthy struck with Biden in a Tuesday press conference.“I want to be very clear: not one Republican should vote for this deal,” he said. “No one sent us here to borrow an additional $4 trillion to get absolutely nothing in return.”
The bill would limit non-defense discretionary spending to 1% annual growth, claw back tens of billions of dollars in unspent COVID-19 relief funds and tie food benefit programs to work requirements.
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