Rep. Boebert Opposes Raising the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against a bill that would allow the Senate to suspend the filibuster and raise the debt limit:
“The American people are tired of the Swamp and yet, the swampiest thing that has happened since I’ve been here occurred this week. Senate Republican leadership whipped 10 RINOs to sell out conservatives and the country by allowing Democrats to raise the debt limit without 60 votes. This fiscally irresponsible legislation allows Democrats to spend at least two trillion more dollars immediately and literally provides a blank space for them to spend whatever amount they want. These swamp creatures are going to absurd lengths, including bypassing the filibuster, in order to bailout Democrats. It’s far past time that Republicans started doing what they said they would do. I’ll keep holding up my end of the bargain, but we need these other Republicans to start leading.”
Rep. Boebert released a video calling out the Senate Republicans who partnered with Senate Democrats to remove the filibuster in order to raise the debt limit. Watch:
Background:
Senate Republican leadership and at least 10 RINOs negotiated a deal with Democrats that amends the Senate’s procedural rules to enable it to bypass the filibuster and allow a later vote on a debt limit increase by a 51-vote threshold. The new procedural measure would limit debate and prevent the need for a cloture vote, which requires 60 votes. The bill allows Democrats to increase the debt limit by trillions of dollars and to any number they want without the threat of a filibuster, as long as they do it before January 16th. The provision allowing a simple-majority vote in the Senate on the debt limit measure is supposedly limited to this “one time”, but it sets a dangerous precedent for future debt limit increases and the future of the filibuster. The bill allows the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling to whatever amount they choose until 2023. Congresswoman Boebert is concerned about out-of-control Washington spending and voted against this bill that uses Washington gimmicks to eventually allow for the debt ceiling to be raised.
Even more shocking, Senate Republican leadership caved to Democrats demands after repeatedly saying Democrats were going to have to raise the debt ceiling on their own, specifically stating, “Republicans’ position is simple. We have no list of demands. For two and a half months, we have simply warned that since your party wishes to govern alone, it must handle the debt limit alone as well...There is one difference between then and now: Leader Schumer requested and won new powers to repeatedly reuse the fast-track, party-line process. As a result, Senate Democrats do not need Republican cooperation in any shape or form to do their job. Democrats do not need our consent to set a vote at 51 instead of 60.”
House Democrats have announced that they could vote on an actual debt limit bill as soon as this Friday or even over the weekend.
Once the U.S debt reaches $30 trillion, the federal government will owe more than $90,000 for every person in the country and will pay more than $300 billion next year in interest on the national debt alone.