Republican Leader Calls for Urgent Vote on ‘Strong’ Debt Limit Bill in April

Republican Leader Calls for Urgent Vote on ‘Strong’ Debt Limit Bill in April
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2020. Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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A senior House Republican leader said Wednesday that passing a “strong” debt limit bill should be the GOP’s top legislative priority and called for a vote on the measure in April, arguing that “the time for action is now.”

Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who chairs the Republican Study Committee (RSC), set the end-of-month deadline for a vote on the bill in a Wednesday letter to his GOP colleagues (pdf).
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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