U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was one of three of Alabama’s congressional delegation to vote against raising the national debt limit, but he said the bill was not all bad for Republicans.
On Wednesday, 149 U.S. House Republicans joined 165 House Democrats in voting 314-117 to the Fiscal Responsibility Act to raise the national debt ceiling for two years and avoid a default on money borrowed.
The proposed debt limit agreement will not solve the fundamental spending and debt issues that the U.S. government faces. Rather, it merely delays those decisions until after the 2024 presidential election.