Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, declared Sunday night that he would vote against the “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” the debt ceiling agreement that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, had made public earlier in the day.
The “Fiscal Irresponsibility Act,” according to Rosendale, failed to control federal expenditures. Furthermore, he claimed that senators who favour the measure are demeaning the American people.
According to Rosendale, “The D.C. Swamp has suggested adding $4 trillion to the current $31 trillion national debt, which would be the highest debt ceiling rise in our country’s history. The radical agenda of the Democrats and the Biden Administration is still funded by the Fiscal Irresponsibility Act, which fails to reduce spending.
The American people are being insulted by supporting a piece of legislation that continues to jeopardise the financial future of our nation, he continued. I will vote AGAINST the Fiscal Irresponsibility Act because Montanans did not send me to Washington to support politics as usual.
The “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” the debt ceiling agreement made public on Sunday, May 28, 2023, is opposed by U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana. (Image Credit: Getty Images)
The entire 99-page agreement was made public by the House Sunday night.
According to a statement from Rosendale’s office, the lawmaker supported the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” the initial Republican debt ceiling measure that was approved by the House of Representatives on April 26.
According to Rosendale, the original Republican-supported bill was meant to “create economic growth while minimising the damaging inflationary consequences of reckless spending.”
Rep. Matt Rosendale supported the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” the initial Republican debt ceiling measure that passed the House on April 26. (Image Credit: Getty Images/William Campbell-Corbis)
Additionally, he joined his fellow Republicans in a letter to McCarthy pleading for the bill’s fundamental provisions to be upheld as President Biden and Congress work out a new agreement.
After HR 2811 passed the House in April, Rosendale declared, “The United States is $31 trillion in debt; the House Republican plan is a great start to addressing this crisis.” “Congress has been pushing the problem down the road for far too long, allowing deficit spending to spiral out of control.”
“This comprehensive plan will appropriately support the federal government, remove obstacles to economic growth, and safeguard Social Security, Medicare, and veterans’ benefits. To ensure the financial future of our country, Washington’s lawmakers and bureaucrats must alter their spending practises, he continued at the time.
“We must shrink Washington to grow America,” Rosendale said in his conclusion.
Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale stated his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement by saying, “We must shrink Washington to grow America.” (Image Credit: Getty Image)
The first Republican in the House, Rosendale, has publicly declared he will vote against the “Fiscal Responsibility Act.” Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, has also voiced some unhappiness with the proposal.
Before June 5, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen indicated the United States could default on its debt commitments, members of the House will have time to read the debt ceiling agreement and the Senate will have time to review it once the House votes on it on Wednesday.
