Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is opposed to the House budget bill that was passed Thursday.

Paul said he told Senate leadership he cannot support “the big, beautiful bill” because it calls for raising the debt limit by $4 trillion over the next two years, The Hill reported.

“I’ve told them if they’ll take the debt ceiling off of it, I’ll consider voting for it,” Paul told The Hill. “We’ve never, ever voted to raise the debt ceiling this much. It’ll be a historic increase. I think it’s not good for conservatives to be on record supporting a $4 or $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling. If it’s not conservative; I can’t support it.”

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