{"id":1940386,"date":"2023-05-29T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T21:59:07","slug":"sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell urges Senate to approve McCarthy&#8217;s debt deal."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal%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=1940386&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>Senate Minority Leader Urges Senate to Pass Debt Deal<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0529\/697331c2-b4ff-4e28-9faf-b477b50eb1d8\/audio.mp3?length=3935565&#038;duration=328\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The United States of America will not default on its debt,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell is calling on the Senate to pass a debt deal brokered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the White House, arguing that the United States cannot default. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal\/\" title=\"McConnell urges Senate to approve McCarthy's debt deal.\">deal includes meaningful limits<\/a> on the Administration&#8217;s spending agenda and reinforces the link between federal assistance and work.<\/p>\n<p>However, some GOP lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> about the deal. They note that McCarthy&#8217;s deal would include a reported $4 trillion raise to the debt ceiling over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, McCarthy cast the deal as a win for Republicans and a loss for Democrats, as Republican lawmakers said the spending cuts don&#8217;t go far enough.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) also criticized the deal, saying that it gives Democrats a blank check for $4 trillion and new IRS agents to harass Americans in exchange for eliminating virtually all of the House&#8217;s spending cuts.<\/p>\n<h3>Loans Impacted<\/h3>\n<p>The House will vote on the legislation Wednesday, giving the Senate time to consider it before June 5, the date when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States could default on its debt obligations if lawmakers did not act in time. As part of the deal, the pause on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">student loan payments<\/a> that was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic is now &#8220;gone&#8221; as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-tx-gop-responds-to-scotus-decision-law-abiding-states-should-bond-together-form-a-union-that-follows-the-constitution\/\" title=\"Head of TX GOP Responds to SCOTUS Decision: Law-Abiding States Should \u2018Bond Together,\u2019 Form a Union That Follows the Constitution\">case challenging<\/a> the policy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urges Senate to pass debt deal<\/li>\n<li>Deal includes meaningful limits on Administration&#8217;s spending agenda and reinforces link between federal assistance and work<\/li>\n<li>Some GOP lawmakers express concerns about the deal, including a reported $4 trillion raise to the debt ceiling over the next two years<\/li>\n<li>House will vote on the legislation Wednesday, giving the Senate time to consider it before June 5<\/li>\n<li>Pause on student loan payments enacted during COVID-19 pandemic is now &#8220;gone&#8221; as U.S. Supreme Court hears case challenging the policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, urged the Senate to approve the debt deal brokered by the House speaker and White House. He emphasized that the US cannot default on its debt. 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