GOP Lawmaker Says McCarthy Must Commit to Shut Down

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.