House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led his fellow House Republicans in passing a bill on Wednesday that pairs an increase to the U.S. federal debt limit with trillions in future spending cuts. The bill passed mostly along party lines, but four Republicans joined Democrats in opposition to the debt limit arrangement—albeit for different reasons than their Democratic counterparts.
The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (pdf) passed on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 217-215. Republican Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) all voted against the legislation in the final vote.
