Ted Cruz slams John Cornyn, other GOP senators for supporting 'lousy deal' to raise debt ceiling
FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ask a question during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Feb. 9, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas says he'll run for the U.S. Senate in 2024, becoming an early challenger to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz tore into other Senate Republicans, including fellow Texan U.S. Sen.
The deal, which pushes off the debt limit for two years in exchange for essentially freezing federal spending, narrowly passed the Senate on a 63-36 vote. Most bills have to get at least 60 votes to pass the chamber, and with five Democrats opposing the deal, only a handful more Republican no votes would have sunk it.
"With a Democrat-led Senate and Republican-led House and a Democrat in the White House, bipartisanship was — and is — a necessity," Cornyn said. “This bill will reduce federal spending by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, which is a strong start in the fight to right America's financial ship.” The deal would claw back some unspent COVID funds, restart student loan payments paused during the pandemic and set work requirements for benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families on people up to 55 years old, up from 50, among other Republican priorities.
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