McCarthy Holdouts Want More

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) team presented an offer in writing to holdouts on Thursday evening and some of them said they were encouraged, Semafor reports.

Said Ralph Norman (R-SC): “It’s changes that we wanted.”

But he quickly added: “Now, we’ve got a lot more that we have to get to. This is round one and it’s on paper, which is a good thing.”

New York Times: “To the endless frustration of McCarthy and his allies, the insurgents’ demands have been heavy on two factors: internal procedural rules meant to expand the power of the far right within the House, and the insurgents’ desire to present themselves as uncompromising foes of Democrats’ agenda. But more than anything else, McCarthy’s most die-hard opponents just seem intent on taking him down.”