Most House Republicans haven’t even begun to dig into the GOP leadership’s 230-page debt ceiling bill, but some key lawmakers are already signaling they are prepared to vote for it.
Most House Republicans haven’t even begun to dig into theHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy hopes that showing he can get 218 votes for a debt ceiling increase and corresponding budget cuts finally could bring the White House to the negotiating table.
But President Biden insisted he won't negotiate spending cuts over the debt ceiling: Take default off the table and let's have a real serious conversation," he said in a Wednesday speech.“With what my understanding is of what's in there ... frankly, we got in there what we asked for,” Rep. Bob Good , a member of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, told Axios.
"[Democrats] certainly have been floating the notion that they didn't think we can get to 218," he said, "And I think they underestimate ... how very well the speaker has undertaken the leadership role he has entered."over the spending cuts in the bill – but Biden-district members insist they're not worried about selling it back home.
"This notion that we're killing the federal government – we're getting back to responsible spending that's pro-growth, pro-taxpayer," he said.
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