{"id":1941438,"date":"2023-05-31T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cracks-form-among-progressive-democrats-over-debt-limit-as-party-leaders-stand-firm\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:41:28","slug":"cracks-form-among-progressive-democrats-over-debt-limit-as-party-leaders-stand-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cracks-form-among-progressive-democrats-over-debt-limit-as-party-leaders-stand-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Democrats split on debt limit as leaders hold steady."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcracks-form-among-progressive-democrats-over-debt-limit-as-party-leaders-stand-firm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Progressive Democrats Oppose Debt Ceiling Bill<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Just hours before the House is set to meet for a vote to raise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-with-full-control-of-government-democrats-massive-wish-list-is-stalling\/\" title=\"Even With Full Control Of Government, Democrats\u2019 Massive Wish List Is Stalling\">debt ceiling<\/a>, several progressive Democrats have come out in opposition to the bill and say they won\u2019t assist House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in pushing the legislation across the finish line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Who&#8217;s Against the Bill?<\/h3>\n<p>Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announced she would be voting against the bill on Wednesday, setting the stage for several other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">progressive lawmakers<\/a> to fall in line behind her. Jayapal told Axios that a \u201cmajority of the caucus\u201d opposes the bill, which \u201ccould be\u201d enough for them to actively whip against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cracks-form-among-progressive-democrats-over-debt-limit-as-party-leaders-stand-firm\/\" title=\"Progressive Democrats split on debt limit as leaders hold steady.\">legislation \u2014 possibly complicating<\/a> its passage in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was the first Democrat to come out as a definite no on the bill, telling reporters on Tuesday she disagreed with several of its provisions. Instead, the New York Democrat said it would be up to McCarthy to secure the necessary support. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has also come out against the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Other progressive Democrats remain undecided, noting that while they disagree with several of the spending cuts, they applaud the White House for the concessions they were able to secure from Republicans. A handful of other progressive Democrats remain undecided on the bill but say they are leaning against it, including Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Chuy Garcia (D-IL), and Dan Goldman (D-NY).<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Being Said?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis was their deal,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cHolding the U.S. economy hostage is not acceptable, and pushing through these cuts are also not acceptable. \u2026 But Kevin McCarthy needs to put up his votes. And if he needs mine, he can come get it, and he can come negotiate some things away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pushback from some progressives, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) maintained that Democrats remained unified and that the party would ensure the country does not default. However, he stopped short on what exactly that meant, sidestepping questions on whether Democrats would provide extra votes if Republicans fail to secure the majority support of their caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis caucus will remain unified with the president and most importantly with the Americans in this fight,\u201d Jeffries said, acknowledging that not all Democrats support the bill. \u201cUnity is different from unanimity. \u2026 We are going to make sure that we avoid a default, and then we&#8217;ll be unified as we move forward in building an economy that works for everyday Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite opposition from both progressives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-fights-to-shore-up-republican-support-ahead-of-speakership-vote\/\" title=\"McCarthy Fights to Shore Up Republican Support Ahead of Speakership Vote\">hard-line conservatives<\/a> in his own party, McCarthy has expressed confidence that the bill will pass with majority Republican support. However, the whip count among GOP lawmakers is not yet clear, and Jeffries said he has not seen a final tally from the speaker yet.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on the vote and its outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several progressive Democrats oppose the bill to raise the debt ceiling, just hours before the House vote. They won&#8217;t support House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in passing the legislation. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman, announced her opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1941439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5487,3685,4920,5061,6612,3629,3771,21807],"class_list":["post-1941438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debt","tag-democrats","tag-hold","tag-leaders","tag-limit","tag-progressive","tag-split","tag-steady"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1941439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}