Band of House Republicans Stand Against Debt Ceiling Deal

As many as 20 House Republicans oppose the deal hashed out between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to avoid a U.S. debt default.

Leading the GOP charge against the compromise, which would suspend the debt limit until January 2025 in exchange for various restraints on spending, was the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which views the agreement as being too watered down. Their opposition, if it holds, means a bipartisan vote will be necessary for passage as Republicans hold a narrow majority in the lower chamber.

“This deal fails, fails completely,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. “We will do everything in our power to stop it and end it now,” he also said.

⚠️ DEBT CEILING DEAL: "Not one Republican should vote for this deal. It is a bad deal. No one sent us here to borrow an additional $4 trillion to get absolutely nothing in return." @RepChipRoy #ampFW pic.twitter.com/T5lHIWpKRQ

— FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) May 30, 2023

“Not one Republican should vote for this deal,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), another member of the group. “No one sent us here to borrow an additional $4 trillion to get absolutely nothing in return,” he added.

Roy said McCarthy’s deal with the White House “at best, if I’m being really generous” offers “a spending freeze for a couple years.” (Read more from “Band of House Republicans Stand Against Debt Ceiling Deal” HERE)

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