House Freedom Caucus Presses McCarthy to Add Conditions to Debt Ceiling Deal

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (R) speaks with Rep.-elect Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Rep.-elect Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) (L) in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 4, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

As negotiators are nearing an agreement to increase the nation’s debt ceiling, conservative House Republicans have urged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to add to their demands on President Joe Biden rather than making concessions in order to close the deal.

Negotiators from both sides have been meeting intensely for the past two weeks to forge a compromise that will forestall a first-ever default on the country’s financial obligations.