{"id":577056,"date":"2023-06-02T20:39:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/political-winners-and-losers-from-the-debt-ceiling-drama\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:39:36","slug":"political-winners-and-losers-from-the-debt-ceiling-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/political-winners-and-losers-from-the-debt-ceiling-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"#Political winners and losers from the debt ceiling drama\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4073c9df630\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4073c9df630\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/political-winners-and-losers-from-the-debt-ceiling-drama\/#WINNERS\" >WINNERS\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/political-winners-and-losers-from-the-debt-ceiling-drama\/#LOSERS\" >LOSERS\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Congress has sent legislation to raise the debt ceiling to President Biden, ending a months-long saga that brought the U.S. days away from a possible default.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The legislation\u00a0was the product of months of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>smanship between Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), culminated by furious negotiations and an aggressive effort by leaders in both parties to sell the agreement to their caucuses \u2014 which included a number of reluctant lawmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Here are some of the biggest winners and losers from the fight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WINNERS\"><\/span><strong>WINNERS\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)\" class=\"wp-image-4029535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mccarthykevin_053123gn21_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>There is little question that McCarthy has emerged as the biggest winner of the fight \u2014 even if he has also had to take some criticism from his right flank. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy pushed a major bipartisan deal through Congress, and proved wrong his critics who doubted his ability to get a GOP-backed bill raising the debt ceiling through the House. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That early victory gave the Speaker leverage in the subsequent talks, and was the first big sign that the White House and Democrats had underestimated McCarthy after his rocky election as Speaker. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy won big on Wednesday when 149 members, more than two-thirds of his conference, backed the bill \u2014 a show of support for their leader and a bit of a rebuke of the conservatives who had criticized him. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He\u2019ll face challenges going forward, but this was a big political victory in McCarthy\u2019s young Speakership.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reps. Garret Graves (R-La.) and Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) hugs Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)\" class=\"wp-image-4029518\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/mchenrypatrick_gravesgarret_053123gn03_w.jpg?resize=768,430 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Graves and McHenry, the Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed by McCarthy to hash out the debt deal,\u00a0saw their star power grow throughout negotiations with the White House. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It was the second time this year that McCarthy called on the duo to assist him after the pair helped his climb to the Speakership in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After several fruitless meetings with Biden, McCarthy tapped Graves and McHenry \u2014\u00a0a \u201cpolicy wonk\u201d and the chair of the Financial Services Committee \u2014\u00a0to represent Republicans in negotiations with the White House.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two delivered, breaking the political logjam and agreeing to a deal that won a big majority in the House and in the GOP conference. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In the process, Graves\u2019s and McHenry\u2019s work will foster talk about their own political futures, including whether either could be a House GOP leader or Speaker. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Biden<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"President Biden\" class=\"wp-image-4008646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/bidenjoe_051723gn03_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden had to shift from his position that he would not negotiate on the debt ceiling. And he was forced to bow\u00a0to GOP demands for lower domestic discretionary spending and new work requirements for food stamps, which infuriated liberals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Yet Biden also emerged as a winner in the negotiations by getting the House GOP to agree to raise the debt ceiling through Jan. 1, 2025, kicking any future showdown beyond the elections next year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Biden didn\u2019t have to make any huge concessions. Even on the food stamps issue, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the government could spend more money on nutrition assistance under the deal because of provisions negotiated to increase access for veterans, the homeless and other vulnerable groups. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden took some criticism from the left, but a vast majority of the House Democratic caucus voted for the legislation. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In next year\u2019s campaign, Biden will surely use the negotiations to argue that he\u2019s a political leader able to work with Republicans and win bipartisan deals. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)\" class=\"wp-image-4001172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/manchinjoe_041923ag02_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Manchin for years has been pushing federal regulators to approve the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 303-mile natural gas project that cuts through the heart of Appalachia. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The debt-ceiling deal provides expedited permits allowing final construction of the pipeline to resume.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The provision is a huge victory for Manchin, who faces what\u2019s shaping up to be the toughest reelection contest of his Senate tenure next year, when he\u2019s facing a popular \u2014 and wealthy \u2014 GOP governor in Jim Justice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agreement also includes permitting reforms designed to expedite other energy infrastructure projects around the country, provisions Manchin can also point to next year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)\" class=\"wp-image-4030115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/mcconnellmitch_053123gn06_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>From the start, McConnell said that he\u00a0would take a back seat on negotiations\u00a0to raise the debt limit, insisting that it was a matter to be hashed out between the House and White House. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many didn\u2019t believe him. But in the end, he got exactly what he wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Senate GOP leader stayed on the sidelines throughout months of discussions over the borrowing limit, despite the White House\u00a0trying to pull\u00a0the Kentucky Republican into negotiations and Democrats\u00a0hoping he would swoop in\u00a0and land a debt limit deal with Biden, as the pair did in 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was clear from the outset that preserving the full faith and credit of the United States was going to come down to an agreement that could both pass the people\u2019s House and earn the president\u2019s signature,\u201d McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday. \u201cIn other words, direct negotiations between Speaker McCarthy and President Biden. Just like I\u2019ve said for months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LOSERS\"><\/span><strong>LOSERS\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0House Freedom Caucus\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)\" class=\"wp-image-4027182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/roychip_053023tc04_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus didn\u2019t like the final bill, but couldn\u2019t stop it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in the end, the vote wasn\u2019t even really close. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to figure out exactly what conservatives should be happy about,\u201d Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.),\u00a0a member of the group, said this week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill doesn\u2019t cut spending as much as they wanted, suspends the debt ceiling for almost a year longer than conservatives had hoped, and excludes a long list of policy provisions favored by the GOP, including the repeal of green energy tax credits and an im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te end to Biden\u2019s student loan forgiveness program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill also empowered McCarthy, who has to deal with threats to his continued Speakership from the right, but was able to signal his control over his conference with this week\u2019s vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progressives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)\" class=\"wp-image-4019569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/jayapalpramila_052423tc03_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Liberals were also left grousing over the nature of the compromise, which included a long list of policies they oppose and led 46 of them in the House\u00a0to vote against the legislation when it hit the floor on Wednesday. Five Senate liberals also opposed the measure.<\/p>\n<p>The progressives had urged Biden to hold the line in his demand for a \u201cclean\u201d debt ceiling hike, only to see the president come to the table and negotiate a host of cuts and policy changes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They had opposed any new work requirements for social benefit programs, only to see Democratic leaders agree to new limits on eligibility for low-income food assistance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have howled at the notion of easing environmental reviews for energy infrastructure projects, which was included in the package.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And they had urged the president to demand tax hikes, not just spending cuts, as a deficit-reduction strategy \u2014 yet another item excluded from the final deal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis travesty has proven that we must once and for all reform the debt limit so that the working and poor people of this country can never be taken hostage again,\u201d said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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