The Treasury Department needs Congress to raise the limit so it can borrow money to pay the nation’s obligations. Democrats want a “clean” bill, extending the restrictions with no strings attached, but Greene and other Republicans say they want major spending cuts.
“I’m not going to sign a clean bill that increases the debt limit,” Greene said during a Fox News interview.
House members did not “sign up” the bill, as Stephanie Ruhle pointed out on MSNBC on Wednesday night, prompting Steele to explode.
“He doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” he said in disbelief as Ruhle clapped his hands. “This woman doesn’t understand.”
Steele invited Greene to school:
“If you know this way, Marjorie, you know that this is about bills that have been created, not new spending. So this is not a question of spending. This is just paying off the country’s credit card for the $8 trillion your president ran between 2016 and 2020. So stop with fool.
Steele called the refusal by Greene and others to raise the limit “Kevin’s problem,” referring to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
“They have to figure it out,” he said.
See the full discussion, which also included former Kentucky US Senate candidate Amy McGrath (D), below: