Spending Cuts

Congressional leaders announced that they have reached a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown.

The House GOP is pushing a vote on a bill for the Department of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education.

"Hopefully the successful effort to strip Ukraine funding from the CR is the first of many victories by the antiwar fiscal conservatives over the military-industrial complex and its politicians, lobbyists, and propagandists."

The Heritage Foundation found that the United States' current aid of $113 billion to Ukraine costs American households $900 each.

Senate passage needed to prevent national economic default.

"I absolutely will not vote to expand our national debt by $4 trillion," Paul tweeted. "When the Biden-McCarthy debt deal reaches the senate, I will offer a conservative alternative."

The House Freedom Caucus has threatened to file a motion to vacate and remove Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker if he keeps the debt deal.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus on Friday outlined the conditions necessary to attain their vote for a raise on the national debt limit, including setting a cap on discretionary spending for 10 years, stopping President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, and pulling back the $80 billion approved late last year to expand the Internal Revenue Service.

Some individuals can expect a Medicare tax increase under the new budget proposal scheduled to be unveiled this week by the Biden administration.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues on Thursday to implement a compromise that would decrease the national debt.