'I didn't come to Congress to hurt people,' said RepMcGovern. 'And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don't share the same values.'
of the CBO analysis."There's no funding to identify eligible people without benefits or to help them apply or find the necessary documentation. I obviously haven't seen the model but it seems like wishful thinking to me."
"How are we exactly a) informing homeless individuals that 1 of the 2 work requirements for SNAP [has] been lifted, b) helping them collect and submit the documents that prove they meet the income test, and so on?" Dayen asked. After a nearly six-hour hearing, the Republican-controlled House Rules Committee voted Tuesday to send the debt ceiling legislation to the full House for a vote, which could come as soon as Wednesday evening.Ahead of Tuesday's committee vote, McGovern called the latest standoff over the debt ceiling an"all-time high in recklessness and stupidity" and said Republicans"manufactured" a"crisis that risks the full faith and credit of the United States.
"This bill could have been a lot more awful than it is," McGovern added."I didn't come to Congress to hurt people. And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don't share the same values."
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