The House on Monday will vote on a new set of rules to operate under the Republican-controlled chamber.
to make Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaker on the 15th ballot, House Republicans will face another close vote Monday night — this time on a new set of rules for the chamber meant to curb federal spending and make it more difficult to raise taxes.
Under “CUTGO,” lawmakers who propose new spending initiatives must first identify where to cut funding in order to offset the desired expenditure.OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images The House will likely have to wrestle with that issue in a matter of weeks, as the federal debt inches closer to its current ceiling of $31.38 trillion. The US debt totalunder a Democrat-run Congress and White House.
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