Posts - Bill - S 2187 Pay Down the Debt Act
senate 06/26/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that federal grant funds not accepted by state or local governments are redirected to help reduce the national deficit. This bill aims to make sure unused appropriations contribute to strengthening our country’s financial health.
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S 2187 - Pay Down the Debt Act
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moderate 06/26/2025
Good on shrinking the deficit, but this bill walks a fine line between responsibility and rigidity.
moderate 06/26/2025
If states don’t want the cash, maybe it should help the debt—but only if it doesn’t hurt vital programs elsewhere.
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Deficit reduction is important, but not when it means stripping aid from the places that need it to thrive.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
Finally, some discipline in spending; states should either get the funds or see the debt shrink.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
Stop letting states sit on federal cash like it’s Monopoly money—pay down the debt already!
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Using grant money as a penalty for states refusing it? Sounds like punishing kids for not eating their vegetables.
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Cutting funds just because some states say no? That’s a shortcut to starving communities that need help the most.
moderate 06/26/2025
A clever attempt to tighten budgets, but let’s make sure we’re not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
If you don’t take the grant, don’t expect a free ride; Uncle Sam’s tired of picking up the tab.