Members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus have promised a “reckoning” if their Republican colleagues support the debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden.
“If you’re out there watching this, every one of my colleagues, let me very be clear: Not one Republican should vote for this deal. It is a bad deal,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said at a May 30 press conference in front of the Capitol.
For months, Republicans have pushed for a “responsible” increase to the federal borrowing cap—currently set at $31.4 trillion—that is coupled with future spending cuts. Democrats, on the other hand, have demanded a “clean” increase free of any budget cuts….}