Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has told Senate GOP leadership that he is a hard no on the bill the House passed early Thursday morning to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda because the legislation includes language to raise the debt limit by $4 trillion over the next two years.
“I’ve told them if they’ll take the debt ceiling off of it, I’ll consider voting for it,” Paul said of his conversations with GOP leadership.
“We’ve never, ever voted to raise the debt ceiling this much. It’ll be a historic increase. I think it’s not good for conservatives to be on record supporting a $4 [trillion] or $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling,” he said.
Paul said the expected yearly deficit will be $2 trillion over the next two years if the bill passes in the upper chamber.
“It’s not conservative; I can’t support it,” he said.
