Arkansas delegation share support for House debt limit bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The House voted to pass a Republican-led bill Wednesday in hopes of preventing a federal default this summer.

The House voted to pass the Limit, Save, Grow Act which would raise the government’s debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and some of the Arkansas delegation in D.C. have come out in support of it.

Rep. Rick Crawford tweeted his support for the bill, stressing the importance of passing it.

“Biden had no issue with negotiating debt ceiling reform in 2011, but now he has abandoned that peacemaker mindset. This is why we need to pass the bill - to force this admin to work with Congress. We need to rein in reckless spending,” Crawford said in the tweet.

Rep. French Hill released a statement Wednesday afternoon in support of the legislation, saying it would save taxpayers a significant amount of money.

“Our government must rein in reckless spending and work towards going back to a balanced budget,” Hill said. “I was...