Freedom Caucus reveals list of demands in debt ceiling fight after Biden budget released

HRepublicans are welcome in Freedom Caucus They have outlined a string of demands that must be met in order to reach a settlement. debt ceiling crisisAs GOP leaders struggle to agree on budget proposals, there are increasing tensions.

On Friday, the hardline legislators released their demands at a press conference. They targeted a number of Democratic-led propositions as being “wasteful” It is also a bit partisan. Their plan calls for spending reductions on a variety of issues which, if met by caucus members, would open the door to them. “consider” Raising the debt ceiling

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“If you want to save America, you have to shrink Washington. You must attack the bureaucracy,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). “This plan put forth by the Freedom Caucus today is a blueprint, a baseline. It should not be the end-all; it is a baseline to shrinking Washington and not just growing America, but saving America.”

The demands of the Caucus members include ending student loan bailouts, cancelling unspent COVID-19 money, and repealing additional funding that was meant to go towards the Internal Revenue Service, which was included in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

Legislators also want to limit discretionary funding in the next decade. They propose a maximum top line number at the current fiscal years level, while still allowing for 1% growth. Caucus members believe it will allow Congress to cut spending while saving nearly $3 trillion.

“This enables Congress to use the appropriations process to address the many abuses and disasters caused by the Biden administration, such as the chaos at the southern border, COVID vaccine mandates and discrimination policies, and the unconstitutional ‘pistol brace’ ATF rule,” Members of the caucus stated in a letter that they had outlined their demands. “Grow the economy by enact