by TYLER DURDEN at zerohedge.com
The hits just keep coming for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as angry Republicans have been outright rejecting the debt ceiling deal which raises it by roughly $4 trillion for two years, doesn’t provide sticking points sought by the GOP.
In short, Kevin caved according to his detractors.
Some Democrats aren’t exactly pleased either.
“None of the things in the bill are Democratic priorities,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) told Fox News Sunday. “That’s not a surprise, given that we’re now in the minority. But the obvious point here, and the speaker didn’t say this, the reason it may have some traction with some Democrats is that it’s a very small bill.
“After President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) struck a Saturday night deal to raise the debt ceiling, several Republicans outright rejected it before it could even be codified into a bill.
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