actually nothing can get passed unless it also passes the senate…and then signed by the presidentThere is no negotiation. President Joseph Biden (God's choice) has already said that he's not negotiating because it's not his responsibility to raise the debt ceiling, it's the House's responsibility, and he's correct. McCarthy will either raise it with votes from the House, or he will be responsible for the consequences. That's pretty much it. And if he fucks this up, God help him. The reverberations will affect all Americans for the worse, and Democratic ads will focus on this wholly Republican failure.
The Speaker can’t do it unilaterally
i guess we shouldn’t be surprised to see the President ducking responsibility