A movement to depose Mr. McCarthy as speaker could still bubble up, particularly if he is forced to rely on Democrats to win a procedural vote to get the debt-limit deal to the floor or to lean more on Democratic votes than Republicans to pass the measure.
So far, though, there has been little appetite for such a move among even the most conservative lawmakers in his conference.
Mr. McCarthy negotiated the compromise with that threat in mind, attempting to strike a careful balance: he could — and likely would — lose conservatives’ votes, but could not afford to reach a deal that so infuriated the far right that they would move to oust him.
One hard-right Republican so far — Mr. Bishop — has publicly said that he considered the debt and spending deal grounds for ousting Mr. McCarthy from his post.
“Let’s get through this battle and decide if we want another battle,” Mr. Buck said was the response.
Persons:
Mr, McCarthy, ’, Bishop —, Ken Buck, Scott Perry, “ Let’s, ” Mr, Buck
Organizations:
Democratic, Republicans, Republican, Mr, Freedom Caucus
Locations:
Colorado, Pennsylvania