{"id":1887317,"date":"2023-03-15T06:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T10:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-to-war-against-freedom-caucus-ahead-of-debt-ceiling-showdown\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T09:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:12:07","slug":"biden-goes-to-war-against-freedom-caucus-ahead-of-debt-ceiling-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-to-war-against-freedom-caucus-ahead-of-debt-ceiling-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden goes to war against Freedom Caucus ahead of debt ceiling showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-goes-to-war-against-freedom-caucus-ahead-of-debt-ceiling-showdown%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=1887317&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>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78748495\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width: 16; height: 9;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78748495\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1261953\"} }); <\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/joe-biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a> Has a new boogeyman, as he draws his political battle lines with congressional Republicans over the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\">2024 budget<\/a> And <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debt-ceiling\">debt ceiling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But there are other things. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\">Sen. Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL), did it before, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-freedom-caucus\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a> The country is fighting to defend its budget against a coordinated attack, as it faces the possibility that it will default on its debt this summer.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-silicon-valley-bailout-economic-concerns\">SVB COLLAPSE &#8211; BIDEN RISKS REENEWED ECONOMIC WORRIES, ANTIBAILOUT BACKLASH<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Biden is a man who can be open with the public when it comes to honesty. &#8220;never fails to fail,&#8221; Scott Perry (R. PA), Chairman of House Freedom Caucus, a representative of Perry&#8217;s influential group. &#8220;budget,&#8221; This summarizes the negotiation requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><source data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2023 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill Md. on Thursday, March 2, 2023.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-credit\">Jose Luis Magana\/AP<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Confronted with his abysmal economic record and doubling down on his crippling spending proposals, Biden goes right to another fear and smear campaign,&#8221; Perry said that Perry was the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>. &#8220;For him to fearmonger using firefighters, police officers, and healthcare as his pawns is a disgusting and disingenuous distraction from the real issues facing American families and job creators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perry and the House Freedom Caucus share at least one senatorial partner: Scott. Biden has spent the last year criticizing Scott&#8217;s actions, along with some Republicans. &#8220;Rescue America&#8221; Plan, a response from Biden&#8217;s &#8220;American Rescue&#8221; Framework, originally proposed reauthorizing federal laws once every five years. Biden responded that this would frequently be put in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\">Social Security<\/a> And <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\">Medicare<\/a> On the verge of being taken out. Scott changed the text on his website in response to scrutiny to reflect that the reauthorization provision was being canceled. &#8220;was never intended to apply to Social Security, Medicare, or the U.S. Navy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to bring fiscal sanity back to Washington and I&#8217;m standing with my colleagues in the House who are showing that they give a damn about this country and will fight to fix it,&#8221; The senator made a statement Tuesday. &#8220;The debt ceiling is our opportunity to get something done and we cannot squander it by caving to the reckless and dangerous wishes of Biden and the Democrats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perry and Scott, however, have not stopped Biden or Democrats from undermining House Freedom Caucus\u2019s Budget, especially in the absence of a formal Counteroffer from House Budget Committee Republicans. This counteroffer is expected to be later in spring.<\/p>\n<p>Denouncing House Freedom Caucus\u2019s budget, which, along with other ideas, seeks reintroduce &#8220;Clinton-era work requirements on welfare programs,&#8221; Overestimating how many members will have the ability to raise money on Biden&#8217;s and Democrats&#8217; complaints is a mistake. They hope that condemning the 45 lawmakers will force Kevin McCarthy (R\u2013CA), the House Speaker, to address them about the debt ceiling at a minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Budget for the House Freedom Caucus &#8220;speaks&#8221; McCarthy&#8217;s &#8220;political weakness,&#8221; According to a senior Democratic official.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He basically sold his soul in order to win the speakership to likes of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>And <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, and Scott Perry, and all of these people, like <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chip-roy\">Chip Roy<\/a>, people who, at the end of the day, they feel, rightfully, can flex political muscles on the speaker of the house,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>For the official, the budget and debt ceiling &#8220;are intrinsically linked&#8221; to the 2024 election cycle, with Biden having &#8220;a positive, affirmative case to make,&#8221; while Republicans &#8220;cannot figure out what they want to cut the most.&#8221; For instance, Republican presidential candidate <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\">Nikki Haley<\/a> and speculated White House hopeful <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\">Mike Pence<\/a> have endorsed Social Security and Medicare reductions on the campaign trail, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These things all go hand in hand, and what House Republicans, Senate Republicans are demonstrating to the American people is that if Republicans have the White House, if Republicans gain control, these are the priorities that they will have that are just wildly out of step with what voters are looking for and what families are looking for from their government,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<p>Biden reiterated how budgets reflect values during a fundraiser Monday night after releasing his almost $7 trillion request last week. In that document, Biden repeated his support for an expanded child tax credit, a universal $35 insulin price cap, and a 12-week national paid family and medical leave program, as well as a 25% billionaires minimum tax, a 28% corporate tax, and a 4% stock buyback tax.<\/p>\n<p>Biden asserted Monday that the House Freedom Caucus represents &#8220;the extremes&#8221; and its budget would decrease veterans benefits, but &#8220;it won&#8217;t cut subsidies for Big Pharma&#8221; or the deficit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re not the majority, but they will be able to, I think, in [the] House, be able to be successful in terms of what they&#8217;re going to do,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What we&#8217;re going to do is make sure that they have to make their case. &#8230; Look, the stakes are too high for our economy, for our democracy, for our standing in the world. And I intend to build on the progress and finish the job we set out to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/omb\">White House Office of Management and Budget<\/a> Director Shalanda Young, in addition to top spokespeople from White House communications director Ben LaBolt, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\">press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a>, and deputy press secretary Andrew Bates, has amplified Biden&#8217;s message. In a Tuesday memo, for example, Bates emphasized how the House Freedom Caucus aims to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act&#8217;s manufacturing and energy initiatives. Young has also accused the group of &#8220;playing politics with the full faith and credit of the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it comes to spending and what the appropriate level is, this president&#8217;s happy to talk to anyone,&#8221; she told CNN last weekend. &#8220;As a matter of fact, we funded the government on a bipartisan basis in December. Let&#8217;s do it again. But let&#8217;s not hold the debt ceiling hostage to really draconian cuts, all to help the wealthiest in this country, which we saw released by the Freedom Caucus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-freedom-caucus-debt-ceiling\">Biden goes to war against Freedom Caucus ahead of debt ceiling showdown<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has a new boogeyman as he and congressional Republicans draw their political battle lines over the 2024 budget and debt ceiling. But as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) did before it, the House Freedom Caucus is defending its budget against a well-coordinated attack as the country contends with the prospect of a default<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1897212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden goes to war against Freedom Caucus ahead of debt ceiling showdown","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,4870,10142,5487,4439,12152,6696],"class_list":["post-1887317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-caucus","tag-ceiling","tag-debt","tag-freedom","tag-showdown","tag-war"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden goes to war against Freedom Caucus ahead of debt ceiling showdown","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1887317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1887317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1887317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1897212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1887317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1887317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1887317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}