one would think, and they are actually in the minority. so alencia, i want to acknowledge the voices of dissent on the other side of the aisle them bill does not have unanimous democratic support either. progressives unhappy with the work requirements imposed on food stamps, for example. representatives ro ka that, alexandria ocasio-cortez saying just this morning that they were going to vote against it. do you think it s a harmful optic to have any dems at this stage being so close to june 5th, speaking out against this deal? you know, i think what folks are saying is that they are making sure that those who have put them in office or people who feel as though they don t have representation here in washington, d.c., to advocate for their needs, whether it s students in an enormous amount of debt, people who rely on food assistance programs, people fighting for environmental justice, they want to make sure they have a champion. the reality is, i do believe
they were able to have adjustments to some of the food assistance programs. and the president said he will continue to speak to key players. he was on the phone with leader mcconnell yesterday and he will likely be talking to some of the other stakeholders throughout the rest of the day where he doesn t have anything planned or on the schedule, but we will have a briefing and with the omb director taking questions, we will get a better sense of how the outreach is going. they still feel they will be able to get this across the finish line even though there are tons of hurdles. if people are going to vote no to the bill, do they have an alternative? yeah, the republicans passed one in april but doesn t have a prayer of becoming a law and president biden wouldn t sign it, but in their view they passed a big bill that cut $5 trillion and they want something
though they are facing pushback. the bill has to clear the senate. mr. biden says he is confident it will make it to his desk. the speaker and i made clear from the start that the only way forward was a bipartisan agreement. that agreement now goes to the united states house. and to the senate. i strongly urge both chambers to pass that agreement. mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes raiseing the debt ceiling two years. increasing spending on defense and veteran issues and imposing new work requirements on food assistance programs and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have voiced concerns over the deal. but prospects for passage have improved. many democrats signal they are willing to support the plan. republicans expect the majority of their house members will fall in line. here is some of their reaction
agreement takes the threat of catastrophic default off the table, the critics will find he did not concede much in the negotiations negotiations. i said i m not going to do all the cuts. you pass the debt ceiling period. i will negotiate with you on the cuts. something totally different was attached before. tried to make it look like i made a compromise. i didn t. i made a compromise on the budget. well mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes raising the debt ceiling for two years. increasing spending on defense and veteran s issues. and imposing new work requirements on food assistance programs. some republicans have been critical of the deal while others say the gop will walk away with wins. we are getting really legislative winds that will be hard to unwind.
member tells me directly. the members have brought up a lot of concerns about some of the concessions that the white house has made. so, the white house is really going to have to lift these votes, especially among progressives, they are concerned, especially about some of the changes to food assistance programs, for example. you had congresswoman jayapal say just this morning, yes, the white house does have to worry about getting the support of progressives, due to some of the concessions made in this compromised legislation. now, one glimmer of hope for the white house, a statement out from the chair of the new democrats new democrat coalition, and custer said they re going to do their due diligence as lawmakers to ensure that the agreement can receive stiff support. that coalition is nearly 100 democratic members. so, if the white house can come up with their coalition and speaker mccarthy can get the