DENVER — Congressman Ken Buck, representative for Colorado’s 4th District, was one of just four Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote against Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s proposal to lift the debt limit and make large cuts to federal spending.
The plan, which narrowly passed with 217 votes in favor and 215 votes opposed, would increase the debt limit by $1.5 trillion while also cutting funding for federal agencies to 2022 fiscal year levels. It would limit future growth in spending to 1% per year, and block money for student debt cancellation and new IRS funding.
Senate Democrats have said the bill is dead on arrival, and President Joe Biden has demanded a debt limit increase with no pre-conditions. Rep. Buck spoke with Denver7’s Rob Harris about his vote against the bill, where negotiations currently stand and how he views a potential default on the national debt."So you were one of only four Republican members of Congress to vote against this bill. Tell us why.""Because the Democrat budget, if you project out 10 years, brought us to $58 trillion of debt, which is absolutely absurd.
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