Why GOP Hardliners Will Go to the Brink on the Debt Limit

“House Freedom Caucus lawmakers taking a hard line against raising the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling rely heavily on small donors to fund their campaigns, shielding them from business lobby pressure to avoid a default,” a Reuters analysis found.

“Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a secretive group of at least 37 conservative Republicans, got close to 40% of their campaign funds from smaller donations during the 2022 election cycle, the analysis of financial disclosures found, compared to close to 20% for the rest of the party’s House members.”