{"id":1077239,"date":"2021-12-02T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077239"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:59:43","slug":"these-people-couldnt-run-a-7-eleven-much-less-the-government-rand-paul-slams-democratic-spending-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-couldnt-run-a-7-eleven-much-less-the-government-rand-paul-slams-democratic-spending-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018These People Couldn\u2019t Run A 7-Eleven, Much Less The Government\u2019: Rand Paul Slams Democratic Spending Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthese-people-couldnt-run-a-7-eleven-much-less-the-government-rand-paul-slams-democratic-spending-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted the Democratic Party\u2019s spending agenda, stating that his progressive colleagues \u201ccouldn\u2019t run a 7-Eleven, much less the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic leaders are trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/congress-seeking-to-fund-government-raise-debt-ceiling-by-friday-to-avoid-shutdown\">make<\/a> several legislative moves this week \u2014 namely, passing the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act, approving the National Defense Authorization Act, and raising or suspending the debt ceiling. However, Republicans could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/congressional-republicans-using-legislative-process-threat-of-shutdown-to-challenge-biden-vaccine-mandates\">object<\/a> to the continuing resolution to fund the government through January 2022 unless Democrats nix funding for enforcement of President Biden\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Paul commented on the legislative gridlock during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/democrats-spending-bill-america-rand-paul\">Fox Business<\/a> anchor Maria Bartiromo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we passed the last spending bill in September, we knew this date was coming. The Democrats have done nothing. They\u2019ve not introduced a spending bill, and I don\u2019t even think it\u2019s passed the House yet,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re going to do it on the last day. Well, things in the Senate take about a week to pass, and that\u2019s the normal procedure around here\u2026 that includes amendments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they want to force it through with no amendments and they want to do it in a short period of time, they have to have unanimous consent,\u201d he continued. \u201cWell, a lot of us don\u2019t consent \u2026 just because the Democrats are incompetent and haven\u2019t brought it forward that we should speed up time to let them spend more money that is bankrupting our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul also expressed frustration that the Democrats have been unwilling to amend the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve had plenty of time to go to committee, to do all the things they need to do to do it through reconciliation,\u201d he said. \u201cInstead, they\u2019re going to wait to the last minute and ask people like me, who are dead set against raising the debt ceiling, like, say, \u2018Oh, can you pretty, pretty please speed it up and let only Democrats pass this?\u2019 No. If they want to raise the debt ceiling, they ought to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve had plenty of time to do it. This is all on Democrats, it\u2019s their incompetence in getting anything done. These people couldn\u2019t run a 7-Eleven, much less the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of last month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/yellen-says-bidens-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-demands-raising-of-the-debt-limit-as-soon-as-possible\">told<\/a> Congress that the debt ceiling \u2014 temporarily suspended by Congress in 2019 \u2014 must be raised by December 15 to prevent a government credit crunch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I have a high degree of confidence that Treasury will be able to finance the U.S. government through December 15 and complete the Highway Trust Fund investment, there are scenarios in which Treasury would be left with insufficient remaining resources to continue to finance the operations of the U.S. government beyond this date,\u201d she warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a letter. \u201cAs the federal government\u2019s cash flow is subject to unavoidable variability, I will continue to update Congress as more information becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted the Democratic Party\u2019s spending agenda, stating that his progressive colleagues \u201ccouldn\u2019t run a 7-Eleven, much less the government.\u201dDemocratic leaders are trying to make several legislative moves this week \u2014 namely, passing the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act, approving the National Defense Authorization Act, and raising or suspending the debt ceiling. However, Republicans could object to the continuing resolution to fund the government through January 2022 unless Democrats nix funding for enforcement of President Biden\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.Paul commented on the legislative gridlock during an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.\u201cWhen we passed the last spending bill in September, we knew this date was coming. The Democrats have done nothing. They\u2019ve not introduced a spending bill, and I don\u2019t even think it\u2019s passed the House yet,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re going to do it on the last day. Well, things in the Senate take about a week to pass, and that\u2019s the normal procedure around here\u2026 that includes amendments.\u201d\u201cIf they want to force it through with no amendments and they want to do it in a short period of time, they have to have unanimous consent,\u201d he continued. \u201cWell, a lot of us don\u2019t consent \u2026 just because the Democrats are incompetent and haven\u2019t brought it forward that we should speed up time to let them spend more money that is bankrupting our country.\u201dPaul also expressed frustration that the Democrats have been unwilling to amend the debt ceiling.\u201cThey\u2019ve had plenty of time to go to committee, to do all the things they need to do to do it through reconciliation,\u201d he said. \u201cInstead, they\u2019re going to wait to the last minute and ask people like me, who are dead set against raising the debt ceiling, like, say, \u2018Oh, can you pretty, pretty please speed it up and let only Democrats pass this?\u2019 No. If they want to raise the debt ceiling, they ought to do it.\u201d\u201cThey\u2019ve had plenty of time to do it. This is all on Democrats, it\u2019s their incompetence in getting anything done. These people couldn\u2019t run a 7-Eleven, much less the government.\u201dAt the end of last month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the debt ceiling \u2014 temporarily suspended by Congress in 2019 \u2014 must be raised by December 15 to prevent a government credit crunch.\u201cWhile I have a high degree of confidence that Treasury will be able to finance the U.S. government through December 15 and complete the Highway Trust Fund investment, there are scenarios in which Treasury would be left with insufficient remaining resources to continue to finance the operations of the U.S. government beyond this date,\u201d she warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a letter. \u201cAs the federal government\u2019s cash flow is subject to unavoidable variability, I will continue to update Congress as more information becomes available.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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