House Freedom Caucus Seeks Tight Rein on Spending as Condition for Raising Debt Ceiling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : The most conservative bloc of House Republicans said it wants tight restrictions on government spending in exchange for approving a debt-ceiling increase, which Congress must pass later this year to avoid potentially defaulting on the nation's debt and other obligations.
39% : Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen GOP lawmakers who take hard-line stances on issues including government spending and immigration, said in a position paper Friday that they want a near freeze on discretionary spending for 10 years, to halt President Biden's plan to forgive some student debt and rescind $80 billion previously approved for expansion of the Internal Revenue Service.

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