Several Republican hard-liners in Congress vowed Sunday to keep up divisive tactics when the new Congress begins work in earnest this week after a four-day standoff over House speaker last week exposed deep rifts within the GOP.
on how much the U.S. government can borrow to pay its bills. The ceiling is expected to be hit this summer or fall. If it isn’t raised, the country will default on its debt, which many economists fear would set off a global fiscal calamity.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Sunday that “Congress is going to need to raise the debt limit without, without conditions.”
Rep. James Comer , who supported McCarthy in every round of voting, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he expects a hard-right Republican to eventually challenge McCarthy with such a motion. “I’m not convinced we can go the entire Congress without having it,” Comer said.Other Republicans signaled uneasiness about the deal McCarthy struck. Rep. Tony Gonzales said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that “you can’t let the insurgency caucus take hold and dictate.
Roy defended even such chaotic scenes, saying the American people got to see pushback against power brokers. “Matt Gaetz is a fraud,” Rep. Nancy Mace said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “Every time he voted against Kevin McCarthy last week, he sent out a fundraising email,” she added.
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