House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., vowed that House Republicans will pass their debt ceiling bill package with or without Democrat support.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., joined 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss growing calls for the White House to designate cartels as terrorist organizations while the border crisis rages on., R-Minn., vowed the House GOP will pass their"historic" debt ceiling package with or without support from the Democrats.
"This literally was weeks of listening sessions in the whip’s office," Emmer said, noting the bill"actually includes data" that was"derived" from his meetings. "‘I voted against something that can finally get this inflation, this Biden inflation, under control. There’s just so many things I’ve voted against: work requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults to get back into the workforce and drive our economy,’" Emmer continued.
"And then there’s a piece about growing the economy… This piece is about growing the economy, which includes the REINS Act that’s been scored by an outside group as having a minimum impact of about $600 billion," Emmer said. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. During his news conference, McCarthy discussed a range of topics including the House of Representatives voting on the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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