“Extreme House Democrats demand to keep spending our money like drunken sailors or they'll tank the economy and allow America to default," NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson of North Carolina said in a statement. The ads from the National Republican Congressional Committee target 35 vulnerable Democratic incumbents. Cuts sought in a bill including a debt limit increase the House passed would "slash veterans benefits, defund law enforcement, drive costs up, and cut Medicaid for 21 million Americans," she said.Īlso on Tuesday, House Republicans’ campaign arm launched a digital ad campaign that says Democrats' "reckless spending" has brought the country to the brink of default. “Americans don’t negotiate with hostage takers, and they must make their voices loud and clear to Speaker McCarthy - defaulting on America is not an option,” Abby Curran Horrell, executive director of House Majority Forward, said in a statement. Groups tied to both parties announced new efforts Tuesday, ahead of a meeting between President Joe Biden, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders at the White House.Ī non-profit group affiliated with House Democrats launched a $1 million digital, research and messaging campaign that admonishes Republicans for pressing for sharp cuts to government programs and risking default. The blame game for the debt limit standoff is driving an escalating ad war targeting vulnerable House members.
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