As soon as leaders reach a deal, congressional Democrats and Republicans alike will line up to beg for permission to vote against it.
As a deal grows closer, the grumbling from both Democratic and Republican members of the House is growing louder by the minute.
“What I’m hearing is that they punted student loans. What I’m hearing is that they’re not engaging and making the changes necessary to the Inflation Reduction Act, which has basically got a $1.2 trillion price tag. What I’m hearing is that they’re not talking about getting rid of the IRS,” Rep. Chip Roy said.Biden’s own party continues to grumble that the White House is losing the messaging war. And House Dems are. “Please tell me that’s not true,” one anonymous Dem lawmaker told our colleagues.
Then there’s the discontent over the contents of a deal, which is prompting some surprising Democrats to warn that their votes for a deal are far from assured, . Late last night, Rep. Jared Golden — the kind of moderate Democrat whose vote Biden will ultimately need — told our colleague Adam Cancryn that he remains noncommittal on backingThe dynamic behind all this kvetching about the negotiations from elements of both parties is simple: Most politicians want to oppose whatever deal is worked out.
So the toughest job for the negotiators may not be reaching agreement on a debt-limit deal.
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