{"id":169674,"date":"2023-06-01T07:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T11:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=169674"},"modified":"2023-06-01T07:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T11:31:51","slug":"rino-deceit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=169674","title":{"rendered":"<h1><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RINO DECEIT &amp; DUPLICITY!<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>McCarthy Reportedly Gave Democrats Secret Concessions In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Votes<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update (2300ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Hours after the House passed the debt ceiling bill,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/06\/01\/jeffries-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-bill-side-deal\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)\u00a0<strong>secret concessions to boost spending on Democratic districts<\/strong>\u00a0in the form of &#8220;community project funding&#8221; in exchange for their votes earlier this evening, according to two senior lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mccarthy%20jeff.PNG?itok=lU1plzg_\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mccarthy%20jeff.PNG?itok=lU1plzg_\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mccarthy%20jeff.PNG?itok=lU1plzg_\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"8248d9e5-35c7-488d-9e08-cdb2964f61e3\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>One lawmaker said the deal boosts earmarks to Democrats to bring them &#8220;closer to parity&#8221; with what Republicans receive in such funds in the GOP-led House. -Axios<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy has told reporters that he didn&#8217;t cut any deals to supply the Democratic votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1664007657231900672\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When asked if he cut a deal, Jeffries said &#8220;House Democrats to the rescue to avoid a dangerous default and help House Republicans get legislation over the finish line that they negotiated themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1664012667651063810\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>More via\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The backdrop:\u00a0<\/strong>Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, previously had told Democrats that they would receive significantly reduced funding for projects in their districts this year,\u00a0<a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/article\/2023\/05\/significantly-reduced-earmarks-likely-for-democrats-delauro-warns-00097141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/article\/2023\/05\/significantly-reduced-earmarks-likely-for-democrats-delauro-warns-00097141\" data-vars-content-id=\"f423c2d2-5849-4e0a-b348-ce902270cdde\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: Jeffries, McCarthy cut side-deal to save debt ceiling bill\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" data-vars-link-text=\"according to Politico\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\">according to Politico<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What we&#8217;re watching:\u00a0<\/strong>The deal could further inflame far-right lawmakers already incensed about the compromise bill that McCarthy cut with Biden. They&#8217;ve accused the speaker of caving to most of Democrats\u2019 demands and not cutting enough government spending.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), reacting to news that Democrats might have squeezed McCarthy on earmarks,\u00a0<a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1663955484385083421?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1663955484385083421?s=20\" data-vars-content-id=\"f423c2d2-5849-4e0a-b348-ce902270cdde\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: Jeffries, McCarthy cut side-deal to save debt ceiling bill\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" data-vars-link-text=\"tweeted\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0derisively: &#8220;Earmarks! Sell! Sell! Sell! #NoDeal[.]&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update (2115ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The House has successfully voted to raise the debt limit. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where it will need (and undoubtedly receive) at least 60 votes to proceed to President Biden&#8217;s desk for his signature ahead of a June 5 deadline to avert a national default.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/image%2827%29_0.png?itok=kexbVPgk\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/image%2827%29_0.png?itok=kexbVPgk\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/image%2827%29_0.png?itok=kexbVPgk\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2d858bab-94ed-419e-9818-801f990029ec\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>71 Republicans opposed the measure, as did 46 Democrats<strong>, while 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats voted to back the plan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As we noted earlier, the bill &#8211;\u00a0<em>which as discussed here\u00a0<strong>does not cut real Federal spending\u00a0<\/strong>even in year one despite widespread propaganda that In exchange for Republican votes for the suspension, Democrats agreed to cap federal spending for the next two years &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>would set the course for federal spending for the next two years and suspend the debt ceiling until Jan. 1, 2025 \u2014 postponing another clash over borrowing until after the presidential election. By then total US debt will be $35 trillion and well on its way to unsustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, in order to try and convince hardline conservatives to vote yes, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had proposed a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/may\/31\/kevin-mccarthy-pledges-bipartisan-commission-exami\/\">bipartisan commission<\/a>, at an expected cost upwards of $100 million, to outline future budget cuts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After today, I\u2019m going to put a commission together to look at the entire budget. This debt is too large,&#8221; said McCarthy. &#8220;We can be very serious about looking long term to solve this problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgsaPYjFK3Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update (2115ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The full House vote has started on the debt ceiling deal.<\/p>\n<p>Watch live:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmq_6isL-7c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after 4pm ET, the debt-limit deal cleared a major hurdle in the House despite growing opposition, setting up the legislation for a vote around 8:15pm on Wednesday night, a vote which despite vocal showboating opposition from various republicans appears destined to pass.<\/p>\n<p>While the House voted 241-187 to take a procedural step needed to consider the measure,\u00a0<strong>McCarthy needed votes from Democrats to offset 29 Republican \u201cno\u201d votes,\u00a0<\/strong>underscoring the divide within his own party over the legislation as such votes setting the rules for debate are nearly always decided along party lines.\u00a0 The final vote tally suggests that the Speaker&#8217;s position is becoming increasingly vulnerable&#8230; if only there was someone willing to submit a motion to vacate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1664006224566796289&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fdebt-deal-inches-towards-senate-mcconnell-prepares-battle-conservative-holdouts&amp;sessionId=527a72ab90b045f2cf7f5f47ccd6370c55ca009f&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1664006224566796289\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here are the 29 Republicans that voted no on the rule for the debt ceiling:<\/p>\n<p>A) 29 GOPers voted no on rule for debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Biggs<\/li>\n<li>Bishop<\/li>\n<li>Boebert<\/li>\n<li>Brecheen<\/li>\n<li>Burlison<\/li>\n<li>Buck<\/li>\n<li>Cline<\/li>\n<li>Burchett<\/li>\n<li>Cloud<\/li>\n<li>Clyde<\/li>\n<li>Crane<\/li>\n<li>Gaetz<\/li>\n<li>Gosar<\/li>\n<li>Good<\/li>\n<li>Griffith<\/li>\n<li>Higgins<\/li>\n<li>Harris<\/li>\n<li>Harshberger<\/li>\n<li>Luna<\/li>\n<li>Miller<\/li>\n<li>Moore<\/li>\n<li>Norman<\/li>\n<li>Perry<\/li>\n<li>Posey<\/li>\n<li>Rosendale<\/li>\n<li>Roy<\/li>\n<li>Self<\/li>\n<li>Spartz<\/li>\n<li>Tiffany<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cI think things are going as planned,\u201d Biden told reporters at the White House, before he was due to leave for Colorado. \u201cGod willing, by the time I land, Congress will have acted, the House will have acted, and we\u2019ll be one step closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Majority Whip\u00a0Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, said early Wednesday that he\u2019s sure the votes are in hand. \u201cIt\u2019s going to pass,\u201d he said even though he will need Democrat vote for the final passage.<\/p>\n<p>If it passes, the bill will next go to the Senate, where objections from conservatives could force days of debate. But\u00a0John Thune, the Senate\u2019s No. 2 Republican, said Wednesday that there could be a deal to pass the bill by Friday night, days ahead of the June 5 default deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The bill &#8211;\u00a0<em>which as discussed here\u00a0<strong>does not cut real Federal spending\u00a0<\/strong>even in year one despite widespread propaganda that In exchange for Republican votes for the suspension, Democrats agreed to cap federal spending for the next two years &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>would set the course for federal spending for the next two years and suspend the debt ceiling until Jan. 1, 2025 \u2014 postponing another clash over borrowing until after the presidential election. By then total US debt will be $35 trillion and well on its way to unsustainability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/CBO%20debt%20forecast%202.15.2023_4.jpg?itok=GfL9v1Ci\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/CBO%20debt%20forecast%202.15.2023_4.jpg?itok=GfL9v1Ci\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/CBO%20debt%20forecast%202.15.2023_4.jpg?itok=GfL9v1Ci\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9fc66171-0154-482d-b752-567b020d538b\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>As the deal to raise the debt ceiling works its way through the House, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (KY)\u00a0<strong>is preparing for battle with Senate conservatives who are calling for amendments to the bill<\/strong>\u00a0and threatening to delay the legislation until changes are made.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mitch-mcconnell-600x400_0.jpeg?itok=43jNCtCT\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mitch-mcconnell-600x400_0.jpeg?itok=43jNCtCT\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mitch-mcconnell-600x400_0.jpeg?itok=43jNCtCT\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0759379f-4812-415c-b187-179968df1ff6\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4027325-mcconnell-to-face-off-with-conservative-opponents-on-debt-ceiling-bill\/\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports, the bill is likely to get over 40 Senate Democratic votes, meaning\u00a0<strong>it will likely need at least 10-20 &#8220;yes&#8221; votes from Senate Republicans<\/strong>\u00a0in order for it to move to President Biden&#8217;s desk before the June 5 &#8220;X-date&#8221; deadline set by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for the US to run out of funds.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, McConnell came out in favor of the deal negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Biden&#8217;s team, however\u00a0<strong>he faces strong opposition from actual conservatives<\/strong>. Chief among them, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who has threatened to use &#8220;every procedural tool at my disposal&#8221; to slow down the bill. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has similarly thrown a wrench in the gears &#8211; demanding a vote on his &#8220;conservative alternative&#8221; that would cut total federal spending by $545 billion over two years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s time to go back to the drawing board or, even better, go back to what the House already passed,&#8221; said Lee on Tuesday &#8211; referring to the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which would cut $4.8 trillion from the future deficit. According to Lee,\u00a0<strong>the current bill &#8220;simply does not do what its proponents claim it does \u2014 not even close.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lee said that if the bill doesn&#8217;t include substantial budgetary and spending reforms, it &#8220;will not face smooth sailing in the Senate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>McConnell has pledged the nation will not default on its debts but he also has a responsibility as leader to help Republican colleagues who want to amend the legislation, which could delay it past the June 5 \u201cX-date.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<strong>The Senate must act swiftly and pass this agreement without unnecessary delay<\/strong>,\u201d he said in a statement Sunday. -The Hill<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Rand Paul<\/strong>, meanwhile, says he won&#8217;t vote for any bill to raise the debt ceiling\u00a0<strong>that doesn&#8217;t balance the federal budget in five years<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; which would require over $500 billion in future cuts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/rand%20look1_0.jpg?itok=uVh-6hBT\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/rand%20look1_0.jpg?itok=uVh-6hBT\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/rand%20look1_0.jpg?itok=uVh-6hBT\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"39b9ed87-c664-4eea-a494-81eeed0824ca\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>To us, it doesn\u2019t look like cuts at all. In fact, spending will go up every year under that debt plan<\/strong>,&#8221; he said of the Biden-McCarthy deal, adding &#8220;Mandatory spending is enormous; it\u2019s over half of the spending every year. It\u2019s going up at five percent a year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That said, Paul says he won&#8217;t use procedural amendments to slow down passage of the debt bill, which caps federal spending for two years, and allows Congress to decide how to meet those targets at a later date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also opposing the current deal are Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Braun (R-IN)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>This bill leaves us with trillions more in debt &amp; no clear path to less inflation or a balanced budget.<\/strong>\u00a0I appreciate the work @SpeakerMcCarthy did to try &amp; negotiate a good deal when @JoeBiden refused to engage, but\u00a0<strong>I cannot support this bill,<\/strong>&#8221; Scott tweeted Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1663641006321942530&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fdebt-deal-inches-towards-senate-mcconnell-prepares-battle-conservative-holdouts&amp;sessionId=527a72ab90b045f2cf7f5f47ccd6370c55ca009f&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1663641006321942530\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Braun, meanwhile, told reporters that\u00a0<strong>he wouldn&#8217;t vote for the bill unless it similarly contains major changes and amendments<\/strong>, adding that he won&#8217;t object to speeding up the debate on the legislation if he and his GOP colleagues can submit amendments &#8211; even if they&#8217;re unlikely to pass.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You want amendments because you know they\u2019re not going to pass, let\u2019s be real here. The Democrats and the neo-cons in our party are going to get this thing across the finish line, but I want the process of being able to amend it. To me, that is a step in the right direction, because this all gives information to the public in terms of what could be done, even though it doesn\u2019t get incorporated,&#8221; said Braun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other GOP Senators on the fence include John Cornyn, John Kennedy and Mike Rounds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From my perspective, there\u2019s not really anything to support until the House passes the bill. 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