House passes bill that would suspend debt ceiling

Rep. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader: “As we continue to work with the Senate to finish that work, it is imperative that we adopt this continuing resolution to keep the government open and serving the American people during this challenging times. Continuing resolution also includes. This also includes much needed emergency funding for disaster relief. Communities along the Gulf Coast were hard hit by Hurricane Ida, and Western states are continuing to deal with the devastating wildfires.   At the same time Mr. Speaker, this legislation also includes additional funding to facilitate the resettlement of our Afghan allies and their families. It’s also essential that we suspend the debt limit to prevent a default that would trigger an economic catastrophe, not only here but around the world, and this continuing resolution includes such a suspension.”

“This is not a Democratic debt, it’s not a Republican debt, it is our debt is the debt of the United States of America. We don’t welch on our debts. We pay our debts.”

Rep. Dan Meuser, (R) Pennsylvania: “This is nothing short of big government socialism, suffocating free market capitalism while this bill works its way through Congress, Democrats are asking Republicans to sign a blank check for their reckless spending. The Democrats are asking us to suspend the debt ceiling for the remainder of their time in the majority to finance reckless spending while we stand on the sidelines, which we’re not going to do. As the Senate  minority leader recently put it, this is like co-signing a loan before a heavy gambler’s trip to Las Vegas. Democrats want unlimited borrowing authority to finance a big government socialist agenda, leaving the American people to pay for these tax spend irresponsible policies in more ways than one. We simply cannot stand for this.”

9. SOUNDBITE (English)  Rep, Fran Mrvan, (D) Indiana, presiding officer: “On this vote, the yeas are 220, and the nays are 211, with zero answering present. The bill has passed.”