How to describe the debt deal negotiated by Kevin McCarthy and his team? Lipstick on a pig, perhaps. Whatever you want to call it … it represents another betrayal of GOP voters:
Fake conservatives agree to fake spending cuts. Deal will increase mandatory spending ~5%, increase military spending ~3%, and maintain current non-military discretionary spending at post-COVID levels. No real cuts to see here.
Conservatives have been sold out once again!
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 28, 2023
THREAD: There are members of the GOP claiming Democrats got nothing from the “deal.” Oh really? 1) An uncapped debt ceiling with an expiration date – worth approximately $4 trillion…? 2) basically no cuts – a freeze at bloated 2023 spending level? #DebtCeiling (1/3)
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) May 28, 2023
Punting at your opponent’s one-yard line isn’t a winning strategy.
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 28, 2023
Eliminating $1.8 billion for Biden’s new army of IRS agents is great until you realize that Democrats appropriated $80 billion for them.
As I’ve said since the draft agreement came out, this is NOT a win for the American people!
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 28, 2023
Kevin says we can fight again NEXT year to rescind another year of the IRS $80 billion … but he simultaneously prevented that “fight” by agreeing to suspend the debt ceiling for TWO years.
So there will be 85,260 more IRS agents rather than 87,000 to eat you alive. Big win. https://t.co/CHRRIxFI4j
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) May 28, 2023
.@SpeakerMcCarthy defends offering a higher debt ceiling in exchange for increased govt spending: "We let government grow, but at a slower rate" pic.twitter.com/ZErpivTNhY
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 28, 2023
WATCH: @RonDeSantis slams the “massive amount of spending” in the debt ceiling “deal.”
“Prior to this deal our country was careening towards bankruptcy. And after this deal, our country will still be careening towards bankruptcy.” pic.twitter.com/331Q0AcRab
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) May 29, 2023