House Freedom Caucus Vows ‘Reckoning’ If GOP Passes Debt Limit Deal

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who has filed hundreds of amendments to various budget bills, joined by members of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks on the debt limit deal outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 30, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

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.