Look for a Trojan horse candidate like Chris Smith to get the HFC inline before republicans can pull in 50 democrats to vote for Smith.
Clearly, there's only one solution. Keep voting over and over and over until November 2024 and the next "Red Wave"
In the meantime the government will shut down and we will default on our debt. Plus, what happens if something urgent like a 9/11 actually happens?
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), who has repeatedly voted against Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker, told Roll Call that he wants McCarthy to devise a debt-limit deal suitable to fiscal conservatives. Said Norman: “Is he willing to shut the government down rather than raise the debt ceiling? That’s a non-negotiable item.” It’s worth noting that the debt ceiling and government shutdowns have nothing to do with each other.