House Rules Committee Ranking Member Cole Issues Hearing Remarks on Resolution Relating to Increasing Debt Limit
December 15, 2021
December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a Dec. 14, 2021, hearing on a resolution (S.J. Res. 33) relating to relating to increasing the debt limit:
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Today's hearing covers a single item, a measure to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, the largest increase in the debt in history, which is expected to cover federal spending through the end of 2022.
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Today's hearing covers a single item, a measure to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, the largest increase in the debt in history, which is expected to cover federal spending through the end of 2022.