Trump signs aid and debt bill over some GOP objections
Hours later, Trump signed the measure into law.
"You can't just keep borrowing money. We're going to be
The aid measure is just the first installment in government spending that could rival or exceed the
In a closed-door meeting before the vote, more than a dozen
Budget chief
Mnuchin elicited hisses when he told the meeting of
Rep.
"It's kind of like 'Where am I? What's going on here?'" Costello said. "If it wasn't so serious it kind of would have been funny."
Mulvaney was booed when he stepped to the microphone, though lawmakers said it was good-natured. He defended the deal and Trump.
"It was absolutely the right thing to do," Mulvaney told reporters after the meeting. "The president is a results-driven person, and right now he wants to see results on Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and tax reform. He saw an opportunity to work with
But Mulvaney further upset
Trump on Wednesday had cut a deal with
Conservatives disliked both options. Voting on the debt limit is politically toxic for
Fiscal conservatives have clamored for deep cuts in spending in exchange for any increase in the government's borrowing authority. The storm relief measure had widespread support, but the linkage with the debt ceiling left many
"Are we doing anything on fiscal sanity? No," said tea party Rep.
Democratic votes are invariably needed to increase the debt limit — and avert a potential market-quaking default on government obligations — and Schumer and Pelosi successfully pressed to waive the debt limit through
Moderate GOP Rep.
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