TOP NEWS | House To Vote On Debt Ceiling Bill, GOP Rep. Stepping Down, Drone Strikes On Russian Turf, | May 31

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The House of Representatives will vote on the debt ceiling bill this evening Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart has announced he’s resigning from Congress due to his wife’s health concerns. Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan is reporting that an athletic organization beloved by legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is condemning the Dodgers’ decision to promote an anti-Catholic group posing as transgender and queer nuns. Mary Margaret’s story: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/31/athletic-org-tied-legendary-dodgers-announcer-condemns-anti-catholic-move/ Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The House of Representatives will vote on the debt ceiling bill this evening after weeks
0:25.5	of extensive negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. President Joe Biden and House
0:31.1	Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement on Saturday. The 99-page bill called the Fiscal
0:36.9	Responsibility Act of 2023 aims to rescind roughly $30 billion of unspent COVID-19 relief funds,
0:45.0	completely fund veterans medical care as proposed in the president's budget for fiscal year 2024,
0:51.3	and end the student loan repayment pause in late August, according to the Associated Press.
0:56.6	In a 7-to-6 vote on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee advanced the legislation to a full House
1:02.4	vote. McCarthy said while arriving at the Capitol on Wednesday that everybody has a right to their
1:08.5	own opinion, but on history, I'd want to be here with this bill today. Meanwhile, the Associated
1:14.8	Press reports that the president sent top White House officials to the Capitol to short votes.
1:20.5	Heritage action of the grassroots arm of the Heritage Foundation opposes the bill,
1:25.0	writing, this deal does not meet the moment, and it does not address the root problems that have
1:30.7	led to nearly $32 trillion in national debt. As members of Congress continue to fight to reign
1:37.2	in Washington's spending addiction and prevent the country's fiscal ruin, we remain committed
1:43.0	to finding solutions to once and for all bend the spending curve down. If the bill passes tonight,
1:48.7	it will head to the Senate where it will need 60 votes to pass. Utah Republican representative
1:54.8	Chris Stewart has announced he's resigning from Congress due to his wife's health concerns.
2:00.5	In a statement posted to Twitter, Stewart wrote,
2:03.5	it has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve the good people of Utah and Congress.
2:09.8	My wife and I have made so many dear friends and memories throughout our journey. I can say with pride
2:16.7	that I have been an effective leader for my beloved home state and I'm honored to have played
2:22.6	an important role in guiding our nation through some troubling times. Stewart added,
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