It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—and McCarthy alone. Know more:
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington on May 31, 2023 as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill.WASHINGTON—It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—and McCarthy alone.
But it was also a standoff largely instigated by Republicans who argued they needed to use the debt limit threat as a cudgel to rein in federal spending. And even with a resounding 314-117 House vote—followed by a 63-36 Senate vote—the episode is testing the durability of McCarthy’s speakership and his ability to tame a restive hard-right flank.He reflected back on his election as speaker after the House passed the debt limit package, referring to his long battle to claim the gavel in January.
The five negotiators—Graves, McHenry, Ricchetti, Young and legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell—met daily in a stately office on the first floor of the Capitol, under frescoes painted by the 19th century muralist Constantino Brumidi. Inside, they would home in with seriousness on priorities and red lines to figure out how they could reach a deal.Republicans were losing patience as the White House didn’t appear to be budging on curbing federal spending.
As Biden left Japan, he called McCarthy from Air Force One, and the speaker emerged appearing more optimistic than he had in days. Sustained by coffee, gummy worms and burritos, the negotiators worked grueling hours, mostly at the Capitol but once at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where they noshed on Call Your Mother bagel sandwiches sent over by Jeff Zients, the White House chief of staff.
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