House Republicans on Wednesday afternoon were asked to come together and pass the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has spent months crafting the 320-page bill, meant to serve as the opening bid in the GOP's negotiation with President Joe Biden over raising the debt ceiling.
The bill passed, with all but four members of the Republican caucus giving McCarthy a much-needed win. He won't have much time to savor it. In cobbling together this short-term victory, McCarthy has spent much of the capital he'd need to solve this Republican-created crisis in a way that lets him remain as speaker.
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