Debt-limit plan won't be changed, House GOP leaders tell holdouts

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

House GOP leaders are waving off calls from rank-and-file Republicans for changes to their debt-limit proposal. Instead, they’re plowing ahead toward a floor vote this week, daring detractors to vote against it.

At least, that’s what House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is asserting. Meanwhile, a handful of GOP members have told POLITICO they are still privately demanding changes to the bill and, without them, will lean toward voting “no” on the plan. And Republican leaders only have four votes to spare.

“I was told it’s closed — it’s not getting changed,” Emmer said of the plan, noting that Speaker Kevin McCarthy has told him that there will be no last-minute adjustments to the measure.

“We will pass it this week,” the Minnesota Republican vowed. But, a handful of GOP members have told POLITICO they are still privately demanding changes to the bill and, without them, will lean toward voting “no” on the plan.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/debt-limit-plan-house-gop-leaders-00093536

[Marthe48]

1. Hope the gop cookie crumbles

into a pile of finger-pointing crumbs

[James48]

2. Disaster enroute.

I’m a retired federal employee.

In all my 30+ years, I’ve never seen it as dysfunctional is Congress is today. The GOP is going to blow up the government and deceive default, and then tell everyone that it was because the democrats fault.

And 35% of the country will believe their lies.

[cstanleytech]

3. It's not Congress that is dysfunctional it's the Republican party that is.

[sakabatou]

4. Repukes would rather let the US sink than ever help it.