U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2023.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Legislative casualties of U.S. Congress’s budget fight are emerging.
His caving to extreme members of the party augurs poorly for measures like Ukraine aid and cannabis banking.
Republicans including Representative Matt Gaetz and Representative Andy Biggs have already denied calls for new Ukraine aid.
By siding with further-right members, McCarthy gives them more power to hold the line.
Persons:
Kevin McCarthy, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden, Biden, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Ben Winck, Bernie Sanders’s, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam
Organizations:
U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Reuters, Republican, Wednesday, Banking, X, Thomson
Locations:
Washington , U.S, U.S, Ukraine, Washington