House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill
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On Wednesday, the House passed the GOP-backed debt bill that would slash federal spending and raise the debt limit. Left-leaning articles highlight that McCarthy’s brinkmanship has pushed the country towards fiscal crisis, while right-leaning articles highlight that the debt bill passed by a margin of two votes, with all Democrats and four Republicans voting against.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that while the bill is certainly dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate and in front of Democratic President Joe Biden, its passage with a 217–215 vote represents a major victory for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s base and the GOP. The Hill also reported that a key takeaway is that the ball is now in Biden’s court, who has long refused to engage in negotiations with the GOP about the debt bill.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that the House Republicans’ passage of the debt bill which slashes federal spending and raises the debt limit causes the U.S. to inch even closer to a looming fiscal crisis. McCarthy and his base have used brinkmanship as leverage to advance their political goal of cutting federal spending by tying it to legislation addressing the impending catastrophe concerning the debt limit. The Post highlighted that during the Trump era, Republicans repeatedly raised the debt limit without conditions and Democrats voted in favor of avoiding an economic crisis.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that McCarthy’s debt bill passed by a margin of two votes, with all Democrats and four Republicans voting against it. The passage represents the greatest win for McCarthy so far in his tenure as Speaker, and House GOP leaders firmly established that the ball is now in Biden’s court to approach McCarthy for negotiations. Fox also highlighted that some Republican representatives from the Corn Belt initially had reservations about the bill but successfully negotiated a softening of the repeal of the biofuel tax credits the night before the bill was to be voted on.
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House passes McCarthy's debt ceiling bill by two votes, four Republicans vote against
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