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Related: About this forumMcCarthy says he won't support clean debt limit increase - Washington Post
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Jan. 17 said that House Republicans would not support an increase of the debt limit without enacting spending cuts. Read more: https://wapo.st/3QNBOzY.
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McCarthy says he won't support clean debt limit increase - Washington Post (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2023
OP
Start by freezing military spending and money to the states beyond what they contribute.
bullimiami
Jan 2023
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SheltieLover
(74,253 posts)1. Fuck him
That is all.
dweller
(27,269 posts)3. I think it will be more
of the self-inflicted category
Go fuck yourself kevo
✌🏻
Docreed2003
(18,628 posts)5. Such language Sheltie!!! You're starting to sound like me!


Edit to add: you're spot on
MiniMe
(21,857 posts)2. Hey Dummy, the money has already been spent. We are now paying for what we spent
You would have been a much more convincing asshole who maybe cared about the spending if you tried to stop tRump from spending all the money.
C_U_L8R
(48,207 posts)4. We don't negotiate with terrorists.
McCarthy's crash is all on him.
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Freethinker65
(11,201 posts)7. So with the Democrats, Kev has way more than enough votes to pass it
Kev can hold the vote, and vote no with the assholes in his party...or vote yes with the overwhelming majority.
Up or down vote. Up or down vote. Up or down vote.
bullimiami
(14,066 posts)8. Start by freezing military spending and money to the states beyond what they contribute.
Sorry no federal money is available.
no_hypocrisy
(53,326 posts)9. OK, no more disaster aid for Florida and Texas for a start . . . . .