The delayed rematch also means McCarthy might not have to put forward another hard vote for his members for a year and a half. He has plenty of other vulnerabilities to worry about, and another debt-ceiling fight right in the middle of a presidential campaign is the last thing he or his staff needed. With an already iffy economy, persistent inflation and climbing interest rates, that's good news for Biden.
In other words, it takes the issue off the table until after the presidential election. The bill also does something important politically for both Biden and McCarthy: It raises the debt ceiling until 2025. Politics Poll: Americans want abortion restrictions, but not as far as red states are going the $1.7 trillion federal government funding bill that got 68 votes in the Senate and included a revised Electoral Count Act.the bill that provided health care and benefits for millions of veterans injured by exposure to toxins like Agent Orange in Vietnam and burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and.the CHIPS Act, which aims to build more semiconductors in the United States.And despite GOP intransigence only deepening, Biden has been able to pull off multiple bipartisan pieces of legislation since taking office, including:
He did it in 2011 with Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell on the debt ceiling. While McCarthy has been largely untested as speaker legislatively to this point, Biden has shown time and again his ability to work with whomever is across the table from him. It's got real consequencesīut that narrative of partisanship can also lead to overhyped drama of the extremes.Īfter all, Biden got the presidential nomination despite his more moderate profile, and McCarthy has the support of the overwhelming majority of his conference. It's one of what this Congress' Republicans colloquially refer to as the mafioso-themed "Five Families." The Main Street Caucus, and a host of other coalitions in the middle, like the " New Democrat Coalition" on the other side of the aisle, were critical in securing support for the deal.Īnalysis There's a toxic brew of mistrust toward U.S. Johnson, who looks more Bill Gates than Matt Gaetz, represents about 75 GOP members as chairman of the "Republican Main Street Caucus." He prefers the descriptor: "pragmatic conservatives who actually care about getting to work." Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., one of the lead negotiators of the debt-ceiling deal that passed the House overwhelmingly Wednesday night. In a time when cynicism about politics seems to be everyone's gut reaction, it's easy to overlook the role of lower-profile lawmakers who helped avert a debt-ceiling crisis. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters about debt ceiling negotiations at the U.S.
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