Wall Street Journal: “Republicans were bracing to lean on Democratic votes due to announced defections by at least six Republicans: Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Chip Roy (R-TX, Dan Bishop (R-NC), Bob Good (R-VA), Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ). In a House narrowly divided in favor of Republicans, 222-213, McCarthy can lose no more than four Republicans without relying on Democratic support, assuming all members participate.”
Playbook: “It was always baked in that Democratic votes would be needed to push a bipartisan debt deal over the finish line. But the open question is whether McCarthy will need a couple of dozen crossover votes — or potentially many more than that… Needless to say, there is little room for error.”
