Re:US default on debt would trigger an 'economic catastrophe...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:11AM
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> So why is McCarthy doing this? He was happy to raise the debt ceiling 2017-2018.
Because unlike in 2017, Republicans don’t hold the White House and the Senate, so McCarthy is grabbing on to any source of leverage on other issues that Republicans in the House wouldn’t need if their party controlled the rest of government.
Because unlike in 2017, Republicans don’t hold the White House and the Senate, so McCarthy is grabbing on to any source of leverage on other issues that Republicans in the House wouldn’t need if their party controlled the rest of government.