GOP Debt, Spending Plan Passes Committee, Clearing Way for House Vote

The Republican debt ceiling and spending plan was approved by the House Rules Committee in the early morning hours of April 26 along party lines, clearing the way for a rapid up-or-down vote by the full House.
After a six-hour debate on H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, and Grow Act of 2023, the committee recessed for several hours while Republicans held a strategy session. Upon reconvening, the Republican majority introduced a rule change to attach an amendment striking the repeal of an ethanol tax credit from the bill.
Republicans rejected all amendments offered by Democrats, including one to remove expanded work requirements for SNAP recipients and others to remove cuts to the Meals on Wheels food program, the State Opioid Response Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Indian Health Service….}