Freedom Caucus To McCarthy: End Debt Ceiling Talks

The Washington Post reports:

The House Freedom Caucus said it’s calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend his negotiation on raising the debt limit with the White House and instead focus on getting the House-passed “Limit, Save, Grow Act” through the Senate.

“There should be no further discussion until the Senate passes the legislation,” a statement from the Republican group said. The GOP-backed legislation would raise the debt ceiling into next year, slash federal spending by billions of dollars and unwind some of President Biden’s priorities.

In a statement, the roughly three dozen lawmakers from the conservative caucus said the House has “done its job” in passing the GOP bill to raise the debt ceiling before a catastrophic default.

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Photo: Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry.

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