{"id":1938240,"date":"2023-05-25T19:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T23:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-accuse-gop-of-manufacturing-crisis-over-debt-ceiling\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T19:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T23:29:13","slug":"democrats-accuse-gop-of-manufacturing-crisis-over-debt-ceiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-accuse-gop-of-manufacturing-crisis-over-debt-ceiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems claim GOP creates debt ceiling &#8216;crisis.&#8217;"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fdemocrats-accuse-gop-of-manufacturing-crisis-over-debt-ceiling%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=1938240&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--><h2>The Battle for Public Opinion: Democrats Take the Offensive<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0525\/c6ae01f4-6353-4456-8c48-f9f49992e95a\/audio.mp3?length=3654189&#038;duration=304\"><\/div>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-accuse-gop-of-manufacturing-crisis-over-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Dems claim GOP creates debt ceiling 'crisis.'\">debt ceiling debate rages<\/a> on, Democrats have taken the offensive, bringing their message directly to the people through a series of press events on May 24.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is a manufactured crisis, plain and simple,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declared in an afternoon briefing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd don\u2019t take our word for it; just listen to members of the House Freedom Caucus. They\u2019ve been very honest about this and are now openly\u2014they\u2019re saying the quiet thing out loud, referring to the full faith and credit of the United States as a hostage,\u201d Jean-Pierre said.<\/p>\n<p>She displayed a quote from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) saying that conservative Republicans don\u2019t wish to negotiate with their \u201chostage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats are pushing back against Republican demands for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-ways-our-massive-debt-threatens-the-economy\/\" title=\"Five Ways Our Massive Debt Threatens the Economy\">deep spending cuts<\/a>, which they say would hurt education, law enforcement, and food assistance programs, among others.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd let\u2019s be clear about what Republicans are demanding in exchange for doing their job and preventing a default. Earlier this year, they put forward an extreme package of devastating cuts that would slash support for education, law enforcement, food assistance\u2014the list goes on and on and on and on\u2014by what now would be about 30 percent,\u201d Jean-Pierre said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has defended the spending reductions and caps included in the Limit, Save, Grow Act, calling them \u201creasonable\u201d and accusing Democrats of being \u201caddicted to spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy chided Democrats during a May 24 press conference for their unwillingness to spend even \u201c$1 less than \u2026 the year before.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Democratic Chorus<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats have been united in their opposition to Republican demands, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) calling the crisis \u201cmanufactured\u201d and accusing Republicans of using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-take-aim-at-house-wholesalers-who-flood-poor-areas\/\" title=\"States Take Aim at House Wholesalers Who Flood Poor Areas\">strong-arm tactics<\/a> to impose deep spending cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhy are House Republicans being so unreasonable and so extreme? Unfortunately, we can only really draw one conclusion as we are on the brink of default,\u201d Jeffries said during a May 24 press conference.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The House Progressive Caucus, which includes more than 100 Democrat representatives, has also criticized Republicans for bringing the country close to a potential financial catastrophe.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday, the United States is closer to default than we have ever been in our history for one reason: extreme Republican recklessness,\u201d caucus leader Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that Republicans have no interest in cutting the deficit,\u201d Jayapal said. \u201cTheir focus is on cutting taxes for their wealthiest benefactors: big corporations and billionaires who finance their campaigns. And they want you\u2014working people across the country\u2014to foot the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats have proposed repealing tax subsidies for the oil industry, closing some tax loopholes, and creating a minimum tax rate for billionaires and global corporations, but Republicans have rejected these proposals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats launched a campaign to sway public opinion on the debt ceiling, holding press events on May 24. 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