And that fight pitted McCarthy against the most hardline conservatives in the House who wanted to extract concessions from him before they would vote for him as Speaker. And Kevin McCarthy and the new, very narrow House Republican majority had just finished a grueling fight over the speakership. Today, for Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the looming crisis over the US debt ceiling may soon require him to make a painful choice - prevent a financial catastrophe or keep his job.Ĭongressional reporter Catie Edmondson explains.Ĭatie, the last time we had you on the show, it was back in January.

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