inning spending, consequential reforms that will rein in government overreach. there are no new taxes, no new government programs. jason: here is what we mow is in the deal: it suspends the debt ceiling until after 2024 election, no increase in non-defense spending for the next fiscal year, and it caps it at 1% the following fiscal year. it also increases defense spending and money for veterans. we re also learning it claws back some unspent covid-19 pandemic funds and cuts nearly $2 the billion in money used to hire new irs agents. it also reportedly expands work requirements for some adults receiving food stamps but no work requirement changes for medicaid. the house republicans are expected to come back to the washington on tuesday and and vote on the bill on wednesday. we ll take it up with congressman brian mast and congresswoman beth van duyne. meanwhile, china has spent the week courting african countries like the democratic republic of congo for rare either minerals
bill on wednesday, five days before the government faces a potential default. according to the treasury department. here s speaker mccarthy sounding optimistic after his call with his party members. i think we re a lot more excited than depress thed, and i think once people read the bill, they ll if get more excited. jason: let s bring in congressman brian mast, republican from florida. congressman, thanks for joining us. you got the initial feedback just like we all did, you were on a call. i hope, with the speaker last night. what s your initial reaction to this debt ceiling agreementsome. yeah, i was on the call. initial reaction is this, and i m evaluating this for myself like all the other 24 the republican members 24 republican members is stopping hiring 87,000 more irs workers for one year versus an or the