In a statement, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ticked off a long list of likely consequences if the House speaker’s plan were to become law.
“Every House Republican who votes for this bill is voting to cut education, veterans medical care, cancer research, Meals on Wheels, food safety and law enforcement,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement in which she also warned of other far-reaching consequences, including loss of health insurance and higher energy bills for some Americans.
McCarthy also has proposed capping any growth in federal agencies’ future budgets at 1 percent, further hoping to save the government money. McCarthy is hopeful that passage of the legislation in his chamber will drive Biden to the negotiating table. Biden thus far has insisted on passage of a bill that raises the debt limit without conditions — as Republicans were willing to do three times during Trump’s presidency. After that, he has said, he will talk to Republicans about spending cuts.in Maryland, Biden assailed the proposals coming from Republicans as “wacko” notions that could lead to a catastrophic government default.
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