All eyes on swing vote Massie as House panel takes up debt ceiling bill

By David Sivak

Published May 30, 2023 9:10am ET

All eyes on swing vote Massie as House panel takes up debt ceiling bill — Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listen to proposed amendments as the House Judiciary Committee holds its first meeting under the Republican majority, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The vote of an eclectic, anti-establishment Republican could prove pivotal to the fate of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) debt ceiling deal as the powerful Rules Committee considers on Tuesday whether to bring the 99-page bill to the floor.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

All eyes on swing vote Massie as House panel takes up debt ceiling bill

Recommended Stories

GOP leadership scrambles to stave off ‘Team McCarthy’ defections on debt limit bill

Trump puts Mike Johnson in a bind with debt ceiling deal

Who is Keith Self, the surprise speed bump in Mike Johnson’s bid for speaker?

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Tag: