House Republicans in the Freedom Caucus are laying out a steep set of demands for negotiations to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, escalating tensions as GOP leaders and the White House struggle to find common ground on budget proposals.
The hard-line lawmakers released their list of demands during a press conference on Friday, targeting a number of Democratic-led proposals as being “wasteful” and overtly partisan. Their plan calls for spending cuts on an array of issues that, if met, would open the door for caucus members to “consider” raising the debt ceiling.
“If you want to save America, you have to shrink Washington. You must attack the bureaucracy,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). “This plan put forth by the Freedom Caucus today is a blueprint, a baseline. It should not be the end-all; it is a baseline to shrinking Washington and not just growing America, but saving America.”
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