McCarthy Frustrated With Biden’s Delays on Debt Issue, Says Excessive Spending Must Stop

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the press after meeting President Joe Biden and other leaders at the White House in Washington on May 16, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Democrats are addicted to spending, and that must be stopped, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

The speaker staked out the primary objective of negotiations with President Joe Biden over increasing the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill on the morning of May 22.