{"id":576003,"date":"2023-05-25T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-senator-vows-to-delay-debt-ceiling-deal-lacking-substantial-reform\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T16:43:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:43:51","slug":"gop-senator-vows-to-delay-debt-ceiling-deal-lacking-substantial-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-senator-vows-to-delay-debt-ceiling-deal-lacking-substantial-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP senator vows to delay debt ceiling deal lacking \u2018substantial reform\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/leemike_021423gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), the chairman of the conservative Senate Republican Steering Committee, is threatening to use \u201cevery procedural tool\u201d at his disposal to slow down Senate passage of a bill to raise the debt ceiling if it doesn\u2019t include \u201csubstantial\u201d reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Lee could drag out the floor proceedings on a bill for days, something that negotiators could now have to factor into their timeline as they scramble to reach a deal before the nation defaults.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI will use every procedural tool at my disposal to impede a debt-ceiling deal that doesn\u2019t contain substantial spending and budgetary reforms. I fear things are moving in that direction. If they do, that proposal will not face smooth sailing in the Senate,\u201d Lee <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1661716721575804928\">tweeted Thursday morning in response<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reports that White House negotiators and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are getting closer to an agreement on spending levels.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has an array of tools at his disposal to bog down any debt limit deal.<\/p>\n<p>He could insist on a full reading of the bill and refuse to agree to waive motions to skip other time-consuming procedural formalities on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>The eventual deal will likely fall short of the major reforms included in the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which the House passed last month.<\/p>\n<p>That bill would raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for $4.8 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Lee earlier this month spearheaded a letter signed by 43 Republican senators warning they would not vote to advance \u201cany bill that raises the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But any debt limit bill that has McCarthy\u2019s support would get enough Republican votes to pass the Senate even if it didn\u2019t include what Lee and other conservatives would consider \u201csubstantial spending and budgetary reforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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Mike Lee (R-Utah), the chairman of the conservative Senate Republican Steering Committee, is threatening to use \u201cevery procedural tool\u201d at his disposal to slow down Senate passage of a bill to raise the debt ceiling if it doesn\u2019t include \u201csubstantial\u201d reforms. 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