Republican presidential candidates are slamming the budget bill negotiated by congressional leaders, calling it a grave mistake.
The deal would raise the debt ceiling and set spending levels through 2017, providing an extra $80 billion over the next two years for defense and non-defense spending. The deal also restructures Social Security Disability Insurance and averts premium spikes for some Medicare enrollees.
The agreement is expected to pass the House on Wednesday, and is likely to be a big topic of discussion when the Republican presidential candidates gather Wednesday evening for the third presidential debate.
Here’s a look at what the candidates are saying about the deal that was negotiated, in part, by outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio.).
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Sen. Ted Cruz bashed the deal as capitulation to the Democrats and another example of the party’s failure to abide by its promises to voters.
“This is not a ‘grand bargain’ or negotiation — it is complete and utter surrender,” Cruz said in a statement.
“It is a slap in the face to conservatives who rose up across the country in 2014 on a promise that we would stop the disastrous runaway spending and debt in Washington. We now have a GOP Congress, but no one watching this budget surrender would know it”
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if congressmen don’t like the “deal” all they have to do is vote against it. But i suspect that just enough will vote for it to pass. That’s the way they do things.
My pseudo-conservative Congresscritter is already running radio spots saying “it is a terrible deal, but it is the best they can do! But on a positive note there won’t be any more budget fights for two years” hip hip hooray!
Keep up with their votes. If they vote for it, primary their asses and pitch them out of Congress. John Boehner has made himself a laughing stock. He is a man without integrity.
Mr. Boehner didn’t negotiate. He ran to the President and said, “Barack, I totes trust you, bro, what budget do you want?”
GOP is the anal lube for the Democrat ass-rape of America.
not even any pretense of an opposition.
you would never win a world series with a team full of republicans, no fight in them.
it’s like hiring a lawyer to represent you who happens to be the brother of the judge and prosecuting attorney.
http://www.anticorruptionsociety.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/lawfully-yours-nov-2.pdf