Much of what Kevin McCarthy extended to conservatives, particularly on spending and the debt limit, puts the House on a collision course with the Democratic-led Senate and President Joe Biden.
As Kevin McCarthy gets closer to the speakership, his new conservative supporters are raking in more power.
“It’s gonna take a lot of work and a lot of tough decisions to get us where we need to be,” said Rep., a member of GOP leadership and early Freedom Caucus player who supports the changes. “To quote Bill Clinton, we need to usher in a second age of ‘Big government’s over.’” Rep. Steve Womack also voiced concern on the call about the proposed spending cuts’ effect on defense, those people said.
Because Republicans can only afford to lose two votes on that panel, which determines which bills come to the floor, stacking it with conservatives would enable them to tank legislation before it comes to a full chamber vote. McCarthy allies noted that any bill opposed by three conservatives would likely fail regardless, indicating that they’d rather have an ugly fight in committee than on the floor., incoming chair of the Rules Committee.
Summing up some of the consternation outside the House chamber later, senior Rep. Michael McCaul said: “Well, that’s just it. You open a whole other can of worms ... It will be an ongoing battle.” Some Republicans argue the concessions are broadly about changing the culture of the House to abide by a set of firmer rules, even though it has irked rank-and-file members who viewed the conference’s 20 holdouts on the speaker election as kidnappers trying to claim a ransom and shoot their hostage.
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