By a narrow 217-215 margin, House Republicans passed Kevin McCarthy’s debt limit bill, giving Biden and Democrats a major gift.
CNN’s Manu Raju tweeted:
In the year 217-215, House Republicans pushed their bill to raise the debt ceiling.
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McCarthy’s bill was dead on reaching the Senate. It never creates any pressure President Biden Because it doesn’t get anywhere near him. Speaker McCarthy couldn’t reach every Republican in the House, so his caucus was already fractured. He offered no common front to the Democrats.
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The bill he passed was an attack on veterans, workers, seniors, soldiers and children. Democrats are going to run on this bill from now until the 2024 election. The White House has pledged to vote on every moderate Republican vote in a House district carried by President Biden in 2020.
Democrats are not going to negotiate with Kevin McCarthy because he passed this bill. The only thing Kevin McCarthy did was make it easier for Democrats to win the House next year.
The worst thing that could happen to Republicans is that Kevin McCarthy passes this broken bill, but that’s what he did.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House Press Pool and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform activities.
Awards and professional memberships
Member of the Association of Professional Journalists and the American Political Science Association
