Hawley Remains Firm “No” On Debt Ceiling Deal
June 1, 2023 6:04AM CDT
FILE – IN this Jan 15, 2019 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Attorney General nominee William Barr during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hawley is facing conservative backlash after raising concerns with President Donald Trump’s nominee to a high-profile appeals court. The Judicial Crisis Network on Monday announced plans to spend $500,000 on Missouri ads to sway Hawley to support D.C.-area U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Neomi Rao. Hawley on Monday told KFTK 97.1 FM Newstalk’s Marc Cox that Rao doesn’t have a strong record on abortion. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
(MISSOURINET) – The agreement between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling does NOT include raising tariffs on imports from China. For that reason, Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley says he’s voting “no:”
The deadline for raising the debt ceiling is June 5th, next Monday. Otherwise, the U-S runs the risk of defaulting on its debts and triggering a recession.
