2024 Republican hopefuls bash the debt ceiling deal — while Trump stays out of it: Mike Pence and Nikki Haley join DeSantis in piling on Biden and McCarthy’s deal to suspend the ceiling for two years
- Pence said deal included ‘minor reforms’ but would pass debt to ‘grandchildren’
- He said that “nobody” wants to talk about a debt crisis driven by claims
- He is expected to announce his candidacy for president; DeSantis turned down the deal Monday
Former Vice President Mike Pence issued a statement tearing down the new bipartisan budget agreement as “smoke and mirrors,” as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his lieutenants scramble to get the votes lined up to try and pass it.
Pence, who served in the House Republican leadership before serving as governor of Indiana and joining Donald Trump in the White House, went after the deal in a statement from his nonprofit organization Advancing American Freedom.
He said the “minor reforms” in the deal would weaken the country’s military.
His criticism comes a day after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blasted the plan, saying the nation would still be “heading for bankruptcy.” Pence is expected to formally jump into the race for the White House soon, along with other Republicans jostling to try and wrest some of Trump’s mass support in the GOP base.
“The United States is facing a rights-driven debt crisis for the next 25 years, and no one in Washington, D.C. wants to talk about it,” Pence said.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley joined the pile of presidential candidates. “The best way to solve Washington’s spending addiction is to choose people who aren’t part of the problem,” she tweeted. Adding at least $4 trillion to the $31 trillion US national debt over two years without making substantial cuts is no way to manage our country’s fiscal affairs. Business as usual won’t get the job done.’
Former Vice President Mike Pence said a budget deal between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy uses “Washington’s smoke and mirror games to pass small reforms”
The bad reviews come after McCarthy said he spoke with Trump during the negotiations, who urged him to make a good deal.
Pence continued, “The Congressional debt limit agreement doesn’t just kick the can down the drain, it uses Washington’s smoke and mirror games to push through petty reforms while weakening our military at a time of mounting threat from foreign adversaries.” ‘
It’s time to be honest with the American people and get everyone to the table to restore our country’s fiscal integrity. By ignoring the drivers of our national debt and avoiding honest conversations with the American people, President Biden and the Washington establishment continue to pile the burden of debt on the backs of our grandchildren, and the American people deserve better.”
Pence, who campaigned in Iowa last week, is expected to formally announce a candidacy for president
House Freedom Caucus Members (LR) Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) and Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) nullified the budget agreement on Tuesday
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California negotiated the deal, which suspends the debt limit until January 2025
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the nation was still “heading for bankruptcy” after a deal to suspend the debt limit and freeze spending at 2023 levels, with spending rising by 1 the following year. percent would increase. He nullified the deal on Monday
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy must now rally the votes to get the plan through the House. He faces criticism from House conservatives over the deal. The house rules committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss the bill
Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled 99-page bill raising debt ceiling to prevent US from defaulting
Pence chaired the conservative Republican Study Committee while in Congress.
Days ago, he acknowledged the Trump administration’s own role in increasing the $31 trillion national debt.
The trillions of dollars we appropriated during Covid for families and businesses and health care in this country — that’s what the government is for in a time of national emergency,” Pence said. NBC news.
“We could have controlled spending better under our administration,” he said.
That statement hinted at how the politics of battles over debt limits may change depending on who is in power. Trump got debt limit increases from Congressional Democrats.
DeSantis voted to increase the debt limit as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
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The comments came as conservative House Freedom Caucus members lined up to oppose the bipartisan deal, which suspends the federal debt limit until January 2025, freezes next year’s funding at 2023 levels and a 1 percent increase for 2024 includes for non-defense programs.