Democrats Hope Calling Out Republicans on the National Debt Can Stop the Reconciliation Bill

Get ready to hear a lot from Democrats about the national debt.

House Republicans’ reconciliation bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net programs doesn’t get close to balancing America’s spending and revenues. It would add as much as $3 trillion to deficits over the next decade instead, while also hiking the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.

Democrats see that as a potent argument against the legislation as it heads to the Senate for consideration.