The House Freedom Caucus released its list of demands on Friday that if met would sway its Republican members to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling.
was introduced by members of the far-right caucus at a press conference Friday, after which the head of the group, Rep. Scott Perry , blasted President Biden for misrepresenting its proposal.
The hard-line group of lawmakers, who threatened to derail House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s speakership election in January, also demanded that all future discretionary spending be capped at fiscal 2022 levels for 10 years, allowing for 1% growth per year. The group argues that the cuts would target “the wasteful, woke, and weaponized federal bureaucracy” but keep defense spending at current levels and protect Social Security and Medicare benefits.
“Twenty-five percent across the board. That means cops, firefighters. It means healthcare. That’s just what they call discretionary spending,” he argued.
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