Posted 3/20/2024, 3:40:16 PM
Rand Paul Vows to Delay $1 Trillion Spending Bill, Citing Deficit Concerns
- Rand Paul vows to hold up $1T spending package that must pass by Friday to avoid shutdown
- Paul says package will add $1.5 trillion to deficit and objects to "alarming pace" of debt accumulation
- Paul hasn't decided how long he'll delay passage, leaves open possibility he delays past weekend
- Package funds Defense, Labor, HHS, State and other agencies through end of fiscal year
- Mike Lee urges colleagues to vote against bill expected to include thousands of earmarks