Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday held a 'robust' discussion over Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plans for raising the federal debt limit and cutting future government spending, amid signs of discontent ranging from far-right to more moderate wings of the party.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy shares a laugh with Whip Rep. Tom Emmer during a press conference about the Republican party’s upcoming legislative agenda and accomplishments in the first one hundred days of holding the majority in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File PhotoWASHINGTON, April 18 - Republicans in the U.S.
"It's just conceptual," said Representative Doug LaMalfa, adding, "There's work in finalizing the package." Anything that passes the conservative-led House is expected to be rejected by the Democrat-led Senate, requiring high-level negotiations between McCarthy and President Joe Biden. But Mace said McCarthy showed rank-and-file Republicans a series of options, projected onto a screen, that included the possibilities of a $1 trillion or $2 trillion debt limit increase with various time frames attached.
"I don't know why we would offer anything that we don't want to have offered. Why are we saying $2 trillion, $1 trillion or anything?" Perry said referring to a debt limit hike.
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