Hurricane Harvey has inadvertently provided Congress with an opportunity to raise the debt ceiling, Axios reports. Republican leadership in the House is reportedly planning to pass a “clean” bill that would provide $7.85 billion for emergency relief efforts, which would satisfy both the president’s demands for funding and for a bill that has no extraneous measures attached. Once the bill makes its way to the Senate, leadership is planning to attach a debt limit increase before sending it back to the House.
How much more sick can Washington become, as reports are coming in that Congress will only give Americans in flooded out Houston aid if it's sneaked into the upcoming Debt ceiling bill? The people of Houston have been suffering for close to two weeks now, and Washington is literally playing with the lives of millions by playing politics. Every American should wonder if this is some kind of disgusting human behavior by Washington because Texas voted for Trump?
If the case really is because Texas voted for Trump, and Washington is holding out this aid for at least another month, then I guess 2016 is going to hit Capitol Hill pretty hard with a lot of changes. The people of Houston are suffering, and the only way Houston gets aid from the government is a month from now in the upcoming Debt Ceiling Bill.
How much more sick can Washington become, as reports are coming in that Congress will only give Americans in flooded out Houston aid if it's sneaked into the upcoming Debt ceiling bill? The people of Houston have been suffering for close to two weeks now, and Washington is literally playing with the lives of millions by playing politics. Every American should wonder if this is some kind of disgusting human behavior by Washington because Texas voted for Trump?
If the case really is because Texas voted for Trump, and Washington is holding out this aid for at least another month, then I guess 2016 is going to hit Capitol Hill pretty hard with a lot of changes. The people of Houston are suffering, and the only way Houston gets aid from the government is a month from now in the upcoming Debt Ceiling Bill.
