The conservative <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/freedom-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Freedom Caucus</a> unveiled on Monday a strategy that seeks to avoid a &#8220;lame duck&#8221; omnibus package that could extend Democrat priorities into a second term of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> as president and would throw in a bill that requires voters to prove citizenship.
Congress has until the <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/07/29/budget-appropriations-recess-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">end of September</a> to pass legislation to fund the various arms of the federal government or face the prospect of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/government-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shutdown</a>, but the GOP-led House is not expected to return from summer recess until three weeks before that deadline. If lawmakers cannot pass individual spending bills, they could resort to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pork-parks-and-woke-all-the-fun-features-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive omnibus</a> full of pork and perks.
The Freedom Caucus, which includes a few dozen members, &#8220;believes that House Republicans should return to Washington to continue the work of passing all 12 appropriations bills to cut spending and advance our policy priorities,&#8221; the group said in a new statement.
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&mdash; House Freedom Caucus (@freedomcaucus) <a href="https://twitter.com/freedomcaucus/status/1822973992229097876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If unsuccessful, in the inevitability that Congress considers a Continuing Resolution, government funding should be extended into early 2025 to avoid a lame duck omnibus that preserves Democrat spending and policies well into the next administration,&#8221; the statement continued.
Such a plan for a stop-gap measure bets against Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a>, who replaced President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> atop the Democratic Party&#8217;s ticket, prevailing in the November election as the group noted atop its statement that it would &#8220;ensure Democrats cannot undermine&#8221; a second Trump term with an omnibus in December.
The Freedom Caucus also called for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-all-house-dems-vote-against-bill-requiring-voters-prove-citizenship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act</a>, which aims to require individuals show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in elections for federal office and pushes states to remove non-citizens from voter rolls, to be added to the short-term spending bill.
&#8220;Furthermore, the Continuing Resolution should include the SAVE Act — as called for by President Trump — to prevent non-citizens from voting to preserve free and fair elections in light of the millions of illegal aliens imported by the Biden-Harris administration over the last four years,&#8221; the group said.
While the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-all-house-dems-vote-against-bill-requiring-voters-prove-citizenship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the SAVE Act in July with some bipartisan support, the Democrat-led Senate has not taken it up and the Biden administration signaled its opposition to the legislation. Democrats may rally behind the idea of a continuing resolution, but there could be a flashpoint with conservatives over the SAVE Act. House conservatives <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-another-short-term-spending-bill-rejecting-conservative-bid-for-border-attachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed to get</a> border security reforms attached to a short-term spending bill the chamber passed earlier this year.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4815216-speaker-johnson-interview-harris-walz-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The Hill</a> last week that lawmakers were &#8220;having some very thoughtful discussion about the pros and cons of the various strategies&#8221; on avoiding a government shutdown. He said a decision was &#8220;not yet determined, but it will be very soon.&#8221;
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, said on Monday that he backs the Freedom Caucus&#8217;s latest plan. &#8220;This is the way. It is the last chance for Democrats (and a few Republicans) to sabotage President Trump’s next term, fund Biden’s disastrous policies, and leave the door open to illegal voting. Don’t let it happen,&#8221; Lee said in a <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1823030235840852227">post</a> to X.
Government spending is no small issue as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national debt</a>, which has surged under Republican and Democrat administrations in the White House in recent years, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-debt-surpasses-35-trillion-gop-raises-the-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surpassed</a> $35 trillion for the first time last month. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, <a href="https://x.com/RepScottPerry/status/1817962607355298217" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> the debt was on track to reach $36 trillion by mid-November.
&#8220;Today, the U.S. national debt hit $35 trillion &#8211; that&#8217;s $104,497 PER PERSON &#8211; and by mid-November, it&#8217;ll reach $36 trillion,&#8221; Perry said on X. &#8220;The Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s push for more out-of-control spending is unacceptable, and further imperils our great Nation.&#8221;

Former President Donald Trump

Freedom Caucus Unveils Plan To Protect Trump From ‘Lame Duck’ Omnibus, Shore Up Election Integrity

Freedom Caucus Unveils Plan To Protect Trump From 'Lame Duck' Omnibus, Shore Up Election Integrity

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On Wednesday, the House Freedom Caucus said Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bennie-thompson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bennie Thompson</a> (D-MS) should not be allowed to serve on the bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump because he introduced a bill that could strip Trump of Secret Service protection under certain conditions.
The group of a few dozen conservative members also pushed for Thompson, who served as chairman of the now-defunct January 6 Committee, to be removed as the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee — which has oversight of the Secret Service.
&#8220;In April, Rep. Bennie Thompson launched an effort with other radical progressive Democrats to deny Secret Service protection to President Trump — legislation that he continues to defend even after the attempted assassination on July 13,&#8221; the caucus said in a <a href="https://x.com/freedomcaucus/status/1816097861974495703/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
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&#8220;We therefore urge the removal of Rep. Thompson as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security,&#8221; it added. Similarly, his actions should invalidate Rep. Thompson from serving on the task force to investigate the attempted assassination of President Trump.&#8221;
The group concluded, &#8220;Americans cannot trust that he will be an unbiased arbiter of the facts in the effort to get to the bottom of the greatest failure of the Secret Service in more than three decades.&#8221;
Atop the statement was a quote that read, &#8220;Rep. Bennie Thompson Must Not Be Allowed To Soil Another Investigation.&#8221;
Thompson has faced blowback for legislation he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-january-6-panel-chair-unveils-bill-that-could-strip-trump-of-secret-service-protection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> in April that could strip a protectee of Secret Service protection if this person is convicted of a felony that is punishable with prison time of at least one year and sentenced.
Trump is not mentioned <a href="https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/disgraced_former_protectees_act_text.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the bill</a>, but, in May a jury <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> Trump on dozens of felony counts in a New York hush-money case. Sentencing has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-approves-delay-for-trump-sentencing-after-supreme-court-immunity-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">postponed</a> until at least September as Trump seeks to get the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-asks-judge-toss-hush-money-conviction-dismiss/story?id=111807026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conviction thrown out</a>, but the former president could get prison time.
As <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/secret-service-faces-questions-after-donald-trump-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> by The Washington Times, Thompson insisted his bill &#8220;would not have affected the Secret Service’s presence&#8221; during the shooting at the Pennsylvania rally and will only apply to Trump if he gets sentenced to prison and is in the custody of another law enforcement agency.
Thompson repeated that claim during a hearing on Tuesday when he stressed that his bill &#8220;makes clear that when a protectee is sentenced and remanded to the custody of prison officials, the Secret Service is able to hand off the prisoner in an orderly fashion,&#8221; <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/23/us-news/gopers-slam-dem-bill-that-would-strip-trump-of-security-detail-in-prison-ask-mr-epsteins-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the New York Post</a>.
But Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a member of the Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have <a href="https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1816124448086294649" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed back</a> on Thompson&#8217;s claim by pointing out that the text of the legislation <a href="https://x.com/chiproytx/status/1816133955646869881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">does not mention</a> the requirement about incarceration.
A list of members on the bipartisan task force to investigate the Trump rally shooting is expected to be <a href="https://x.com/MZanona/status/1816130607363043428" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> on Thursday.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://x.com/MZanona/status/1816129642904051743" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Punchbowl News reporter Melanie Zanona</a> he did not think Thompson would be a &#8220;good choice&#8221; for the panel. He also said he spoke to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) about it and does not think it&#8217;s &#8220;gonna be an issue.&#8221;
<a href="https://x.com/emilybrooksnews/status/1816135746346164291" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill&#8217;s Emily Brooks</a> noted on X that Thompson &#8220;seemed slightly bewildered&#8221; by the House Freedom Caucus statement. &#8220;I don’t even want to be on it,&#8221; Thompson told her. &#8220;I’ve never expressed an interest.&#8221;
Thompson also reportedly <a href="https://x.com/emilybrooksnews/status/1816129223142064621" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would remain as ranking member while a spokesperson for Jeffries told the Freedom Caucus to &#8220;pipe down.&#8221;

Representative Bennie Thompson

Conservatives Demand Jan. 6 Committee Chair Be Kept Off Trump Rally Shooting Task Force

Bennie Thompson

January 6 Committee

A group of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> conservatives are requesting an update from Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) on spending negotiations ahead of yet another set of deadlines that could trigger a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/government-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government shutdown</a> and suggested a back-up plan that could trigger across-the-board spending cuts if they don&#8217;t win policy concessions.
Members of the Freedom Caucus led by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Johnson on Wednesday as a stopgap measure is set to expire in two stages, with funds <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-another-short-term-spending-bill-rejecting-conservative-bid-for-border-attachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> for some federal agencies though March 1 and money to other departments through March 8, and the fiscal 2024 appropriations process remains incomplete.
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Congress is in session just three days before a partial government shutdown begins March 1.
We need lower spending levels and real policy wins.
If you can&#39;t get either, why proceed with higher than Pelosi spending and preserving all Biden&#39;s policies?
We need an update. <a href="https://t.co/FMFbVJWfP8">pic.twitter.com/FMFbVJWfP8</a>
&mdash; House Freedom Caucus (@freedomcaucus) <a href="https://twitter.com/freedomcaucus/status/1760400316384596279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;With the expiration of government funding rapidly approaching, negotiations continue behind closed doors and as a result, we anticipate text for likely omnibus legislation that we fear will be released at the latest moment before being rushed to the floor for a vote,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;House Republicans should not be left in the dark on the status of the spending levels and hard-fought policy provisions.&#8221;
The conservative lawmakers said they want an update on spending talks, &#8220;including but not limited to, the provisions supported by the overwhelming majorities of Republicans and our constitutions,&#8221; such as language related to cracking down on border security, student loan forgiveness, gender transition surgeries, &#8220;Diversity, Equity, Inclusion&#8221; orders, and many other issues.
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Last year&#8217;s debt limit deal, called the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), stipulated a 1% cut to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4371974-gop-seeks-upper-hand-as-prospect-of-automatic-budget-cuts-stirs-fears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defense and non-defense programs</a> in line with fiscal 2023 levels if Congress fails to pass 12 appropriations bills. The snapback is expected to be enforced if lawmakers <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2023/12/omb-pushes-1-discretionary-sequestration-requirement-off/?readmore=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot meet an April 30 deadline</a>.
Democrats are sure to oppose such a broad cut-back, but Freedom Caucus members appeared open to the idea as they said the &#8220;far from perfect&#8221; FRA &#8220;offered a meaningful step towards restoring regular order, and presented an opportunity to reduce spending and reverse many of President [Joe] Biden&#8217;s harmful policies.&#8221;
They concluded the letter by asking, &#8220;If we are not going to secure significant policy changes or even keep spending below the caps adopted by bipartisan majorities less than one year ago, why would we proceed when we could instead pass a year-long funding resolution that would save Americans $100 billion in year one?&#8221;

Rep. Bob Good

House Freedom Caucus Offers Spending Back-Up Plan To ‘Save Americans $100 Billion’

House Freedom Caucus Offers Spending Back-Up Plan To 'Save Americans $100 Billion'

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The conservative <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-dismisses-freedom-caucus-letter-urging-him-to-hold-the-line-on-spending-reforms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Freedom Caucus</a> picked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-congressman-makes-case-for-why-we-should-not-fear-a-government-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Bob Good</a> (R-VA) to be its next chairman, the group announced on Tuesday.
Good was elected on Monday night to lead the caucus, a group of a few dozen members known for clashing with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-adopts-hardline-position-on-debt-ceiling-insists-on-meaningful-spending-reform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOP leadership</a> on key issues. He is slated to begin his term in January 2024.
&#8220;It is my privilege and honor to serve as the next House Freedom Caucus chairman,&#8221; Good <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBobGood/status/1734606964276289752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;I am committed to keeping our promises to the American people and fighting to reduce government spending, secure our borders, and defend our constitutional freedoms.&#8221;
Good will replace Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) as chairman. He has been a part of the caucus since taking office in 2021 and served on the group&#8217;s Board of Directors as whip, <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1734607912650289157" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the group&#8217;s statement</a>.
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HFC just announced Good elected chair.
In stmt, Good says: <a href="https://t.co/XF7XIBf2dG">https://t.co/XF7XIBf2dG</a> <a href="https://t.co/Aa9RYECKzP">pic.twitter.com/Aa9RYECKzP</a>
&mdash; Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1734607912650289157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Over the past year, Good has taken a stand in prominent events. He was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of eight Republicans</a> who voted with Democrats to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker in October. Months earlier, in May, he <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-9-2023/a-desantis-endorsement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for president.
Good has voted in line with President Joe Biden&#8217;s position just 2.7% of the time, according to a <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/bob-good/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight tracker</a>, putting him near the far end of the spectrum of members who often disagree with the current administration.
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At least one member of the House Freedom Caucus opposed Good&#8217;s rise to the chairmanship. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) wrote <a href="https://twitter.com/juliegraceb/status/1734336769015808473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a letter</a> announcing he would not seek re-election to the group&#8217;s board while sharing objections to Good taking the top position.
&#8220;I ask that we consider how to best increase our influence while preserving our power to move policy in the right direction. I strongly feel that Bob Good as Chairman will impair that objective,&#8221; Davidson said.
Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, <a href="https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-foundation-president-dr-kevin-roberts-applauds-representative-bob-goods-appointment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lauded</a> the House Freedom Caucus for picking Good as its next president.
&#8220;Under his leadership, we are confident the HFC will continue to serve as a formidable force in upholding conservative ideals and combating misguided far-Left policies that threaten the fabric of our nation,&#8221; Roberts said.

Bob Good

House Freedom Caucus Picks Bob Good As Next Chairman

House Republicans

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> Republican Rep. Ken Buck announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election next year, citing significant woes with his party related to the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 U.S. Capitol breach.
&#8220;Too many Republican leaders are lying to America claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, describing January 6 as an unguided tour of the Capitol and asserting that the ensuing prosecutions are a weaponization of our justice system,&#8221; Buck said in a video statement. &#8220;These insidious narratives breed widespread cynicism and erode Americans&#8217; confidence in the rule of law.&#8221;
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Earlier today I announced that I won&#39;t be seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
To my friends in Colorado, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve our nation. Being your representative in Washington DC has been the highest honor of my life. <a href="https://t.co/FQdPVbpH46">pic.twitter.com/FQdPVbpH46</a>
&mdash; Rep. Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepKenBuck/status/1719768665648738805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Buck, 64, is currently serving his fifth term for Colorado&#8217;s 4th Congressional District.
He was first elected to Congress in 2015 and has served on a number of committees, including the House Judiciary and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Buck also serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, and the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
He announced his decision to leave the lower chamber of Congress after facing backlash from GOP lawmakers and their constituents who support former President Donald Trump.
The Colorado lawmaker has been taking heat since certifying Joe Biden as the victor of the 2020 presidential election. Although he serves as a member of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus, Buck has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-member-ken-buck-on-trump-indictment-i-wont-support-his-campaign-if-hes-convicted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposed</a> members of the conference who said they would support Trump if he is convicted in his federal indictments or launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
In a September op-ed for The Washington Post, Buck <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/01/ken-buck-leaving-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the inquiry relied &#8220;on an imagined history&#8221; and that the &#8220;serious matter &#8230; should have a foundation of rock-solid facts.&#8221;
Buck also played a key role in ousting former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), marking his name as one of the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to take the gavel away from McCarthy.
Buck also opposed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in his bid for speaker, which reportedly led to him receiving death threats and an eviction notice from his Colorado office landlord, who was upset over Buck&#8217;s vote against Jordan.
His fifth term officially ends on January 3, 2025.
During an <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/gop-rep-ken-buck-announces-he-will-not-run-for-re-election-196870725653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with MSNBC on Wednesday, Buck signaled that other GOP lawmakers would also announce their retirement from office, including Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, who also announced she would not seek reelection next year.
&#8220;I am joining Kay and probably some others in the near future, but I&#8217;ve decided that it is time for me to do some other things. I always have been disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues,&#8221; Buck said.
Granger, 80, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-reps-ken-buck-kay-granger-announce-wont-run-re-election-rcna123189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said in her statement Wednesday that she wants to vacate her seat to allow the younger generation to become leaders in Washington, D.C.
&#8220;As I announce my decision to not seek re-election, I am encouraged by the next generation of leaders in my district,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for the next generation to step up and take the mantle and be a strong and fierce representative for the people.&#8221;
&#8220;Although I am not running for re-election, I plan to serve out the remainder of my term and work with our new Speaker and my colleagues to advance our conservative agenda and finish the job I was elected to do,&#8221; Granger added.

Republican Divisions Risk Dragging Out US House Speaker Vote

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election In 2024

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck Says He Won't Seek Re-Election In 2024

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January 6

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> was slammed by Republicans for “fundraising off the weaponization of justice” after he posted a 2024 campaign pitch asking for donations as former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-returns-to-twitter-posts-mugshot-and-links-to-donations-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was being processed</a> at a jail in Georgia. 
Trump was processed in Fulton County jail Thursday evening shortly after 7:30 p.m. EST, where he had a mugshot taken and posted his $200,000 bond. The former president is facing 13 felony charges for his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Around the time he was being booked, Biden’s account posted a request for donations on X.
“Apropos of nothing, I think today&#8217;s a great day to give to my campaign,” Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1694854654834643104" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Biden was widely condemned by Republican officials and conservative commentators, who said the president was using the arrest of his political rival to raise money. 
“Biden celebrates the weaponization of the justice system against his political enemies by asking for campaign contributions,” the House Freedom Caucus <a href="https://twitter.com/freedomcaucus/status/1695075166928163155" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “When government funding runs out 9/30, Democrats want a shutdown instead of reforming the DOJ to go after real criminals instead of political witch hunts.”
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) called the fundraising pitch from Biden “appalling.”
“Joe is openly asking people to reward him for trying to IMPRISON his political opposition. Wake up, folks. This is appalling,” Ogles <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyOgles/status/1695078431535346057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeCollinsGA/status/1694864419107336236" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Biden had turned the country into a &#8220;Banana Republic&#8221; and was &#8220;laughing about it.&#8221;
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Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Eric Schmidt (R-MO) also blasted Biden for the post. 
“[Joe Biden] pleads guilty to going after his political opponent,” Scott said.
“Totally not a political prosecution,” Schmitt <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1694931671911411874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X. 
“I think today is a great day to Make America Great Again … And begin the process of firing you,” Trump strategist Chris LaCivita <a href="https://twitter.com/LaCivitaC/status/1694870493797462326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“7:30pm? The same time of Trump’s arrest? Biden is fundraising off the weaponization of justice against his leading political opponent,” said Ryann McEnany, a brand communications strategist. 
“Look at the timing on this tweet: precisely the time set for Trump&#8217;s arrest last night. Trump says that this is election interference; Biden says it isn&#8217;t. This tweet is pretty good evidence Trump is right. Biden is now saying the quiet part out loud,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1695101186263650557" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Trump posted on X for the first time since he was deplatformed at the end of his presidency, posting a picture of his mugshot with the words &#8220;Election Interference,&#8221; &#8220;Never Surrender,&#8221; and his campaign website address.

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Biden Slammed For ‘Fundraising Off The Weaponization Of Justice’ As Trump Arrested In Georgia

Biden Slammed For 'Fundraising Off The Weaponization Of Justice' As Trump Arrested In Georgia

Joe Biden

A Republican lawmaker argued on Tuesday in favor of making a play for spending cuts without &#8220;fear&#8221; of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/government-shutdown">government shutdown</a> as the appropriations process ramps up.
Appearing with colleagues in the conservative House Freedom Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol Building, Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) made a hardline case for demanding fiscal restraint ahead of the new fiscal year, which starts in the fall.
&#8220;We should not fear a government shutdown. Most of what we do up here is bad anyway,&#8221; Good said.
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Reciting a figure given by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Good said 85% of &#8220;essential operations&#8221; would continue. He also contended that most Americans &#8220;won&#8217;t even miss if the government is shut down temporarily.&#8221;
On social media, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) shot back at Good with a short list of services he said federal agencies would be unable to provide during a government shutdown.
&#8220;The [Federal Housing Administration] can&#8217;t process loans and mortgage approvals. The [Food and Drug Administration] can&#8217;t conduct food safety inspections. The [Small Business Administration] can&#8217;t process loans to help start small businesses. The [Environmental Protection Agency] can&#8217;t inspect drinking water systems and chemical facilities,&#8221; the Democrat <a href="https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1683879807379968002">said</a> in a post.
Members of the Freedom Caucus have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-conservatives-make-spending-demands-to-rein-in-bidens-radical-woke-government">putting pressure on House leadership</a> to bend to their demands on appropriations or risk losing critical votes following this spring&#8217;s bipartisan deal to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.
Good was responding to a two-part question from a reporter, who asked if there were concerns about a government shutdown in October — the start of the new fiscal year — and whether Freedom Caucus-approved spending legislation could get through the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Biggs, the first to answer the question, said he was not worried about a government shutdown at this point, predicting that some spending measures will be combined and pass as a &#8220;minibus&#8221; while a continuous resolution would keep the rest of the government running through the end of the year as talks progress.
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In rounding out his response, Good argued that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) &#8220;has an opportunity to be a transformational, historical speaker that stared down the Democrats, that stared down the free-spenders, that stared down the president, and said, &#8216;No, we&#8217;re going to do what the American people elected us to do.'&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to pass a good Republican bill out of the House and force the Senate and the White House to accept it, or we&#8217;re not going to move forward,&#8221; Good added. &#8220;What would happen if Republicans for once stared down the Democrats and were the ones who refused to cave and to betray the American people and the trust they put in us when they gave us the majority? So we don&#8217;t fear a government shutdown.&#8221;

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)

GOP Congressman Makes Case For Why ‘We Should Not Fear A Government Shutdown’

GOP Congressman Makes Case For Why 'We Should Not Fear A Government Shutdown'

Budget

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), a member of the pro-Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/freedom-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Freedom Caucus</a>, said during an interview on Tuesday that he will not support former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign if a court convicts him of the charges contained in the federal indictment against him.
Buck&#8217;s comments come as Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-turns-himself-in-to-authorities-at-miami-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> before federal Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman in the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts for his alleged retention of national defense information, his alleged attempts to obstruct the investigation, and for allegedly lying to investigators.
Buck, who is a former federal prosecutor, said that the allegations in the indictment were &#8220;very serious&#8221; and that the prosecutors in the case went into great detail to explain to the American public why they believe that the indictment was necessary.
Buck said that he was concerned about equal treatment under the law in the case because Democrats like Hillary Clinton engaged in similar conduct as the former president, but did not face an indictment.
When asked during a CNN interview if he would feel comfortable with Trump as president again given the allegations contained in the indictment, Buck said, &#8220;I would not feel comfortable with a convicted felon in the White House, so we’ll see how the case plays out and we’ll see how the evidence is presented and what the defenses are.&#8221;
&#8220;But let’s just look at Donald Trump’s words in 2016,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He said that Hillary Clinton was unfit for the White House because of the way she handled classified information. He said that she wasn’t even qualified to have a low-level State Department job because of the way she handled information. So I think his words have set the standard that America will look at in determining whether he is fit for president.&#8221;
Buck noted that Trump was “innocent until proven guilty&#8221; and that &#8220;after the trial, if he’s convicted of these charges, of mishandling this information, of knowingly concealing his actions, I certainly won’t support a convicted felon for the White House.&#8221;
Buck said that Trump could be facing a third criminal indictment in the near future and that the indictments will have a significant impact on the voters in the middle who determine the outcome of elections.
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House Freedom Caucus Member Ken Buck On Trump Indictment: I Won’t Support His Campaign If He’s Convicted

House Freedom Caucus Member Ken Buck On Trump Indictment: I Won't Support His Campaign If He's Convicted

Crime

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> signed a bill into law on Saturday to avoid a default on the federal government’s debt by raising the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a>.
The bill, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-debt-ceiling-bill-to-avert-default-ahead-of-x-date" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will suspend</a> the debt limit until January 2025 and implement restraints on spending that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would reduce budget deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade. 
“I just signed into law a bipartisan budget agreement that prevents a first-ever default while reducing the deficit, safeguarding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and fulfilling our [sacred] obligation to our veterans,” Biden said on Twitter. “Now, we continue the work of building the strongest economy in the world.”
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The bill was hashed out through a deal between House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) and Biden. It passed both the House and the Senate with more Democrat votes in favor than Republican, with some conservative lawmakers saying that it didn’t cut down on spending enough. 
In the House, 149 Republicans joined 165 Democrats in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-mccarthy-biden-debt-ceiling-compromise-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting for</a> the bill, while in the Senate 17 Republicans joined 46 Democrats in supporting the measure. 
The bill was supported by leadership in both parties, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and McCarthy in the House. 
“We prevented a catastrophic default that would have decimated our economy and [inflicted] immense pain on families,” Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1664470685224140801" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. “We preserved the lion’s share of the historic investments we made. We took off the table the worst parts of the MAGA Republican plan that would have hurt families.”
The bill was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-disaster-republican-senators-voice-opposition-to-mccarthy-biden-debt-ceiling-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strongly opposed</a> by many Republican senators, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). 
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“I think the Biden-McCarthy debt deal is a disaster for the country. It does not significantly change the trajectory of the debt. Each year we’ll spend more money and the debt will grow $4 trillion in two years. It’s not very conservative,” Paul <a href="https://www.kktv.com/video/2023/05/31/sen-rand-paul-reacts-deal-debt-ceiling/">told</a> reporters this week.
In the House, the bill was opposed by many in the House Freedom Caucus, who took issue with many aspects of the deal, including the provision that punts the debt ceiling into 2025. 
McCarthy declared the deal a win for conservatives. “Maybe it doesn’t do everything for everyone, but this is a step in the right direction that no one thought that we would be able to today,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-kevin-mccarthy-touts-wins-conservatives-secured-in-tentative-debt-ceiling-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McCarthy said</a>. “I’ll debate this bill with anybody. Is it everything I wanted? No, because we don’t control all of it. But it is the biggest rescission in history. It is the biggest cut Congress has ever voted for in that process.”

President Biden Addresses The Nation On Averting Default And The Bipartisan Budget Agreement

Biden Signs Bill To Increase Debt Ceiling, Avoid Federal Default

Debt Ceiling

Kevin McCarthy

National Debt

House Speaker <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) dismissed a letter from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/freedom-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Freedom Caucus</a> on Friday pressing him and other <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> to “hold the line” on a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> agreement with President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> which includes spending reforms.
The debt ceiling, a statute established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the government from spending beyond a predetermined <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national debt</a> limit of $31.4 trillion, exceeded the threshold earlier this year, prompting fear that the nation will default on loans within the next week. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chip-roy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chip Roy</a> (R-TX), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said in a <a href="https://roy.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/roy.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/roy_hold-the-line-memo_5.24.23_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> on Wednesday that his colleagues should continue to push for a deal which includes spending reductions and growth caps, the repeal of multiple Biden administration policies, and elevated work requirements for individuals receiving government assistance.
“While House Republicans are fighting for hard-working American families facing a woke, weaponized government at odds with our way of life,” Roy contended. “President Biden and Democrats have been dragging their feet for weeks to fight for rich liberal elitists who want more spending, more government, more corporate subsidies, and less freedom.”
Roy noted that the reforms were included in the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the narrowly divided House and is waiting for approval in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats. He asserted that each reform is “critical” and affirmed that “none should be abandoned” only to make an agreement on the debt limit.
McCarthy said in a press <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxV44KZ_TA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a> on Friday that he is “not at all” concerned with the letter, even as he needs votes from members of the House Freedom Caucus in order to pass legislation. “Unfortunately we’ve got to get a bill that can get through the Senate and signed by the President,” he remarked. “It’s a lot of negotiation, it’s hard, but we’re willing to do the work.”
Members of the House Freedom Caucus have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-chairman-responds-as-white-house-lobs-spurious-claims-at-spending-cut-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they would vote to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for a framework that returns expenditures to fiscal year 2022 levels, increases the debt limit only for the next year, caps annual spending growth at 1% over the next decade, and repeals policies such as student debt forgiveness and increased funds for the IRS. The lawmakers previously delayed providing their votes to McCarthy as he sought to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) earlier this year, forcing McCarthy to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-concessions-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-gave-to-republican-holdouts-to-win-their-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commit</a> to advance a budget framework which introduces various spending reforms.
The national debt now surpasses $31.7 trillion and serves as a continual damper on economic growth, while elevated interest rates have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/interest-payments-on-the-national-debt-on-pace-to-surpass-military-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weighed</a> on the budget as lawmakers are forced to devote more revenues toward servicing the debt rather than spending on federal programs. Failure to amend the debt limit, on the other hand, could induce a recession and lead to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-rating-agencies-threaten-u-s-with-credit-downgrade-over-debt-limit-chaos-even-if-a-deal-is-made" target="_blank" rel="noopener">downgrade</a> in the federal government’s credit rating.
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Democratic officials have meanwhile <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-leader-claims-republicans-want-to-crash-the-economy-so-trump-will-be-elected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contended</a> in recent weeks that Republicans are engaged in brinkmanship as they call for spending reforms in addition to a temporary increase in the debt limit, while Republicans have noted that Democrats <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/reasonable-republicans-and-default-democrats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">waited</a> more than three months to resume negotiations, which started in February.

McCarthy Dismisses Freedom Caucus Letter Urging Him To ‘Hold The Line’ On Spending Reforms

McCarthy Dismisses Freedom Caucus Letter Urging Him To 'Hold The Line' On Debt Limit

Biden Administration

Chip Roy

Members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/freedom-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Freedom Caucus</a> took a hardline position on Thursday against an increase in the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> divorced from meaningful reforms to the federal <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">budget</a>.
The debt ceiling, a statute established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the government from spending beyond a predetermined national debt limit of $31.4 trillion, exceeded the threshold earlier this year. Treasury Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/janet-yellen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Janet Yellen</a> said in a <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> that her agency expects to default on obligations as early as June 1 unless the debt limit is soon amended.
The House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative Republicans, previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-chairman-responds-as-white-house-lobs-spurious-claims-at-spending-cut-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they would consider voting to raise the debt limit in exchange for a framework that returns expenditures to fiscal year 2022 levels, raises the debt ceiling only for the next year, and restricts annual spending growth to 1% over the next decade. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the framework in the House by means of the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
The lawmakers, without whom McCarthy is unable to pass legislation because of the narrow Republican majority, reiterated that they will not support any other means to raise the debt limit, a vow which comes less than two weeks from the possible June 1 deadline.
“The U.S. House of Representatives has done its job in passing the Limit, Save, Grow Act to provide a mechanism to raise the debt ceiling. This legislation is the official position of the House Freedom Caucus and, by its passage with 217 votes, the entire House Republican Conference,” read a statement from the lawmakers shared with The Daily Wire. “The House Freedom Caucus calls on Speaker McCarthy and Senate Republicans to use every leverage and tool at their disposal to ensure the Limit, Save, Grow Act is signed into law. There should be no further discussion until the Senate passes the legislation.”
The statement was released two days after McCarthy and other congressional leaders met with President Joe Biden to continue debt limit negotiations. Both parties <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-and-mccarthy-make-progress-after-latest-debt-ceiling-talks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that they had made progress on the matter, with a statement from the White House characterizing the discussion as “productive and direct” and remarks from McCarthy confirming that “it is possible to get a deal by the end of the week.”
Continued disagreements on the debt ceiling have made financial markets increasingly nervous as the deadline approaches: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-bank-sets-up-war-room-as-nation-approaches-debt-default" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> this week that his investment bank created a “war room” that will monitor contingencies should lawmakers fail to make a deal to increase the debt limit, while Yellen and other officials are communicating with business leaders on the status of the government’s finances.
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A default would likely cause a recession as the federal government, a major borrower of funds that investors across the world broadly consider to be reliable, fails to repay obligations. The national debt, which now surpasses $31.7 trillion, is meanwhile a source of persistent financial risk for the United States and a damper on long-term economic growth. Elevated interest rates on the national debt have recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/interest-payments-on-the-national-debt-on-pace-to-surpass-military-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weighed</a> on the budget as lawmakers are forced to devote more revenues toward servicing the obligations rather than funding programs.

Scott Perry

House Freedom Caucus Adopts Hardline Position On Debt Ceiling, Insists On Meaningful Spending Reform

House Freedom Caucus Adopts Hardline Position On Debt Ceiling, Insists On Spending Reform

House Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry (R-PA) blasted White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> after she said that lawmakers have “limited time” to raise the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a>, an assertion which comes after the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration?_gl=1*gsk6ab*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MzEzMDgyNy4xNzUuMS4xNjgzMTM1MDkzLjM0LjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> delayed negotiations on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/budget" target="_blank" rel="noopener">matter</a> for several weeks.
The debt ceiling, a policy established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the federal government from spending beyond the predetermined national debt limit of $31.4 trillion, surpassed that threshold earlier this year. House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) and President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-takes-adversarial-posture-toward-mccarthy-ahead-of-budget-cut-meeting-heres-what-they-want-him-to-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> in early February to discuss possible mechanisms to raise or eliminate the debt limit, but the commander-in-chief delayed further meetings for several months.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-warns-of-debt-default-as-early-as-june-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> on Monday that the nation could face a default as soon as the first day of June unless the debt limit is amended. Jean-Pierre therefore <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/05/02/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted</a> in a Tuesday press briefing that McCarthy is seeking to “hold the full faith and credit of the United States hostage” by insisting that any move to increase the debt ceiling should occur alongside meaningful spending cuts or limits upon future expenditures.
“Given the limited time Congress now has, it is clear the only practical path to avoid default is for Congress to suspend the debt limit without conditions,” she commented.
Perry reacted to the claim by noting that time to increase the debt ceiling is only limited because of the administration’s refusal to negotiate. “This is like a pyromaniac starting a fire and watching it burn for months suddenly declaring it needs to be put out while simultaneously pouring more gas on it,” the lawmaker told The Daily Wire. “Americans are fed up with economic illiteracy of a president who’s been willfully negligent and disconnected from the harm he’s caused our families, workers, and job creators.”
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative Republicans, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-chairman-responds-as-white-house-lobs-spurious-claims-at-spending-cut-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they would consider voting to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for a framework which returns expenditures to fiscal year 2022 levels, raises the debt ceiling only for the next year, and limits annual spending growth to 1% over the next decade. McCarthy unveiled a budget <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-unveils-plan-to-responsibly-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> which mirrored the framework and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the House last week.
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Some lawmakers in the House Freedom Caucus previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-concessions-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-gave-to-republican-holdouts-to-win-their-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to grant McCarthy control of the gavel earlier this year unless he promised to support a budget which does not allow the debt ceiling to rise. The budget framework passed last week is expected to reduce deficits by $4.8 trillion over the next decade, according to an <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2023-04/59102-Arrington-Letter_LSG%20Act_4-25-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from the Congressional Budget Office.
Jean-Pierre added that Biden called a meeting with senior House and Senate lawmakers for next week in order to “discuss the urgency and importance of avoiding default.” White House officials will propose creating a “separate process to address the budget and appropriations, because we have long said we welcome a conversation about spending priorities.”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-deficiency-of-leadership-manchin-calls-out-biden-for-not-negotiating-with-republicans-on-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> Biden for refusing to negotiate with McCarthy and other Republican leaders, calling the move a “deficiency of leadership” and urging both sides to reach an agreement. “For the sake of the country, I urge President Biden to come to the table, propose a plan for real and substantive spending cuts and deficit reduction, and negotiate now.”

Freedom Caucus Chair Blasts White House For Punting Debt Ceiling Talks For Months Then Saying There Is ‘Limited Time’ To Negotiate

Karine Jean-Pierre

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