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Congress Releases Bill Text of Debt Deal

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Posted By: Imright, 5/28/2023 9:48:47 PM

Congress released a bill package Sunday to increase the nation’s debt limit in exchange for a number of Republicans’ desired spending cuts and other concessions. House lawmakers will have three days to review the 99-page bill, called the Fiscal Responsibility Act, before they are set to vote for it as soon as Wednesday. The bill can be viewed here. House GOP leadership said in a statement that the legislation, which raises the debt ceiling through January 2025, included a “historic series of wins.”“The Fiscal Responsibility Act does what is responsible for our children, what is possible in divided government, and what is required by our principles and promises,” the leaders said.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 5/28/2023 10:26:57 PM (No. 1479731)
No wins or losses here. Just negotiations between a host of political positions regarding the future of our country, performed by our representatives. The shame of it is in the failure of Congress to build and pass competent budgets for years,
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Reply 2 - Posted by: WimeTarmerFable 5/28/2023 11:18:11 PM (No. 1479750)
We are at the mercy of autocratic criminals.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 5/28/2023 11:20:53 PM (No. 1479751)
In the past, Congress Critters took credit for saving money by only reducing the percentage rate of spending, not actually cutting spending. The Debt Deal is just that, UniParty Kabuki Theater.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: jayjeti 5/28/2023 11:45:22 PM (No. 1479763)
Biden got his 87,000 IRS agents paid for in the deal after McCarthy championed a midterm contract with America not to allow this IRS expansion. So, much for helping Republicans take the House only to break the campaign promise.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: 49 Ford 5/29/2023 12:05:09 AM (No. 1479770)
Sounds as though they got the best deal they could. Any truly serious action will have to wait until the entire jury-built apparatus explodes. This mess has been decades in the making by short sighted politicians who have had their self interested decisions consistently ratified by the voters.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 5/29/2023 12:27:37 AM (No. 1479772)
If it's any consolation, I think I read early on that a goodly portion of the IRS monies were requested for hiring of replacements for lots of anticipated agent retirements coming up, so there's that..
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Reply 7 - Posted by: smokincol 5/29/2023 1:15:00 AM (No. 1479779)
when I think about this idiotic situation I can only see how uncomplicated it would have been had we our true and only President, Donald J. Trump in the White House - what a situation ...... President Trump in office and a Republican House - don't even consider the Senate a meaningful legislative body anymore considering that the mitch mcconnell RINO's and the demcommies have legislative inclusion
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Lawsy0 5/29/2023 2:04:48 AM (No. 1479794)
If the text of the bill is being released, does that mean it isn't the text of the REAL bill, just something to hand out to the ''eager crowds.'' Have you ever seen an eager crowd anywhere near Capitol Hill?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: MissMann 5/29/2023 2:24:02 AM (No. 1479803)
They are all on the take. Money funneled to Ukraine finds its way to the treasonous cretins and America doesn't stand a chance. Eisenhower warned about the military-industrial complex. Who knew it would be the end of us?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: plomke 5/29/2023 4:16:15 AM (No. 1479810)
Dang it,Lucy grabbed the football again...
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 5/29/2023 5:38:57 AM (No. 1479822)
The Fiscal Responsibility Act sounds way too much like the Inflation Reduction Act and the Affordable Healthcare Act. I'm spotting a trend here. The time for aggressive action will be when they announce the Freedom for Americans Act.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: stablemoney 5/29/2023 5:49:29 AM (No. 1479828)
I pray the House Freedom Caucus sinks this deal. This is a scam. We have been had by the uniparty again.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: tootall 5/29/2023 8:21:45 AM (No. 1479890)
NO! This is Lucy and the football. Shut this sucker down!
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