Gaetz Predicts Debt Ceiling Deal Won’t Harm McCarthy

Gaetz Predicts Debt Ceiling Deal Won’t Harm McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) presides over the vote on H.R.2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 11, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
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As negotiators zero in on the details of an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, some Republican representatives are downplaying the idea that cutting a bipartisan deal will endanger the position of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

McCarthy was elected speaker in January after a record 15 ballots. Because Republicans hold a slim majority in the House, a small group of conservative members were able to hold up McCarthy’s election until granted a number of demands.