The Florida governor described the plan to raise the debt ceiling as 'inadequate' on Monday.
received few concessions in the bill while highlighting cuts to federal spending. But conservative critics say the bill's spending cuts do not go far enough, with several right-wing members of the House of Representatives threatening to withhold their votes for the legislation.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers remarks in Manchester, New Hampshire, on April 14. DeSantis criticized the"massive" spending in the debt ceiling deal reached between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden.DeSantis, a Republican, weighed in on the debate about raising the debt ceiling during an appearance onon Monday morning. His remarks come just days after he announced that he is running for president in the 2024 election.
"Prior to this deal, our country was careening toward bankruptcy. And after this deal, our country will still be careening toward bankruptcy. To say you can do $4 trillion of increases in the next year-and-a-half, that's a massive amount of spending," DeSantis said. DeSantis added that the United States has found itself on a"trajectory" of more federal spending since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, warning that he believes the bill will not be enough to fix the country's financial state.
"I think that that's just going to be totally inadequate to get us in a better spot," the Florida governor said.
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