To be clear: There was never any expectation that the hardest of the hard-line conservatives would vote for a deal that Democrats would swallow. “Seems like a pretty darn good deal to me,” Jordan said.

On the GOP conference call last night, Jordan shared his understanding that for the first time, Uncle Sam will spend less money this year than the year before. McCarthy does appear to have the support of one influential conservative: Freedom Caucus founder JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio). “Speaker McCarthy's version: ‘If you can get five or six percent of what you were asking for, you take the deal and claim victory.’” KEN BUCK (R-Colo.), who voted against Republicans’ original plan in the House. “RONALD REAGAN said: ‘If you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later,’ said Rep.“No one claiming to be a conservative could justify a YES vote,” said Rep.McCarthy responded on “Fox News Sunday”: “Well, that’s OK, because more than 95 percent of all those in the conference were very excited.”

DAN BISHOP (R-N.C.) balked at “ RINOs congratulating McCarthy for getting almost zippo,” a tweet he punctuated with the barfing emoji.

RALPH NORMAN (R-S.C.), who told Playbook weeks ago that McCarthy promised him not to settle for a deal that did not include all the provisions in Republicans' own debt ceiling package. CHIP ROY (R-Texas) said that the only way 95% of the GOP conference would support it is if “they haven’t been educated yet on what a turd sandwich this ‘deal’ is. That assessment of the deal’s popularity is far from universal. On “Fox News Sunday” this morning, McCarthy predicted that a majority of House Republicans will back the deal, arguing that “95%” of Republicans are “very excited” about the agreement. Republican leaders were ready to go with a list of talking points on the deal - and you’re already hearing them on TV. … I just kept saying no.' McCarthy also boasted about securing an “impressive” win on new work requirements for food stamps and TANF, noting that many Democrats called those changes a “red line,” but ultimately caved. “There's nothing that they asked that I would let in. STEPHANIE BICE (R-Okla.) asked the speaker what victories Democrats got out of this agreement. During a GOP conference call last night, Rep. The final text is expected to be released today, but McCarthy and his team have wasted no time in launching into full sales mode. Now comes the hard part: Getting it through the House. THEY HAVE A DEAL - President JOE BIDEN and House Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY have reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling through 2024, an accord that comes just eight days before the June 5 X-date. Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden struck a deal to address the debt limit on Saturday.

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