Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), chair of the Main Street Caucus. “Admittedly, after that first week, you could have all been forgiven for assuming that we were to aim and can’t shoot straight,” said Rep. Those conversations will be necessary when Congress returns to Washington next week after its spring recess and faces a shrinking window to raise the cap on the government’s borrowing authority. But Republicans across the conference insist that the increase in cross-ideological conversations has only helped them tackle other issues since the initial tense Speakership race. While the House GOP is generally united behind McCarthy’s attempts to force the president to negotiate spending cuts as a condition for raising the debt ceiling, they’ve suffered internal disputes over policy priorities, behind-the-scenes tensions and the party’s failure to come together and produce a budget blueprint to counter Biden’s proposal. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a senior member of the Budget Committee, told The Hill of McCarthy’s position. ![]() ![]() So this is a really, really difficult spot,” Rep. “There are members who - whether explicitly or implicitly - make it clear that they are not going to go along with an agenda that they don’t like. For McCarthy, these negotiations will test his ability to unite a fractious conference in a debate where a misfire could result in economic turmoil or efforts to strip him of his gavel. ![]() Republicans are bracing for party-defining battles with Biden and the Democrats over raising the debt ceiling and funding the government - and failure to find consensus in both could wreak havoc on an already fragile economy. Yet as the new Congress hits its 100-day mark, McCarthy faces some of the toughest tests of his fledgling tenure. The California Republican endured a torturous road to the Speakership in January but recovered quickly with a legislative agenda that has highlighted GOP priorities, thrown Democrats on defense, crafted decisive China policy and even steamrolled President Biden into signing a contentious measure overturning a Washington, D.C., crime reform bill. I will not tolerate that, I will not apologize for that.That’s especially true for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, writes The Hill’s Emily Brooks and Mike Lillis. We love the phrase that history repeats itself but yet when we point to history that is somehow controversial. "What amazes me is that people are troubled by drawing comparisons between historical events and current events. "History has shown us that defenseless people are easy targets for tyrants and that's a fact," she said. Karamo repeatedly spoke about history and the power of the Second Amendment. "And any notion that the Michigan Republican Party has drawn comparisons between historical events and the Democrats' push to disarm the people of Michigan is somehow offensive or bigoted, is flat-out dishonest." ![]() "The Second Amendment exists for defensive purposes, it exists to protect citizens from aspiring tyrants," she said. Read more: Democratic-run state legislature to implement red flag laws, require safe storage, and more. Karamo said in a press conference that gun rights are under attack by state Democrats and that the "ginned up" controversy was taking away focus from the so-called red flag laws and other gun reform being pushed through the legislature. The MI GOP must apologize and take down this disgusting tweet." The Michigan Democratic Party issued a statement condemning the tweet, saying "This vile rhetoric should have no place in our politics. Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, expressed outrage about the post saying it was "absolutely inappropriate and offensive and should be taken down immediately."
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