In the committee on Tuesday, the members of the right-wing group House Freedom Caucus in particular initially opposed the compromise.
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Washington Resistance to the hard-fought compromise in the debt dispute between the US government and the Republicans formed immediately before the first vote in Congress. The responsible committee of the House of Representatives should deal with the bill starting Tuesday afternoon (US Eastern Time), which is intended to avert an impending insolvency of the federal government.
A few hours earlier, some of the arch-conservatives among the 13 members said they wanted to torpedo the bill. For their part, the four Democrats on the committee usually vote against Republican bills. It remained unclear whether they would also vote against a draft in which their party colleague, President Joe Biden, was involved.
The House of Representatives Rules Committee must clear the way for a Chamber-wide vote. According to preliminary planning, this would take place on Wednesday evening (local time).
Then the Senate should also deal with the bill, which could possibly take until the weekend. Republicans control the House of Representatives, while Biden’s Democrats control the Senate.
If both chambers have received the draft in identical form, it is submitted to the President for signature. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of default if the current $31.4 trillion debt ceiling is not approved by Monday.
Republican Roy: Submission is a ‘poop sandwich’
The agreement was reached between Biden and the powerful President of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. In the USA, however, there is no faction compulsion. In the committee on Tuesday, the members of the right-wing group House Freedom Caucus in particular initially opposed the compromise.
They are demanding more spending cuts. “I’m going to kill this bill any way I can,” Republican Ralph Norman said. His colleague Chip Roy has openly berated the design as a “turd sandwich”.
A third Conservative, Thomas Massie, hinted at possible approval on Twitter on Monday. Some left-wing Democrats could also vote against the bill. Presidential and congressional elections will be held in the United States next year.
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