Speaker Kevin McCarthy

The United States and Great Britain have a special relationship. I'm honored to welcome Prime Minister Sunak to the Capitol today to grow our bonds of freedom, democracy, and economic opportunity.

I visited Normandy a few years ago. I walked among the crosses. I read the names of the fallen. Those brave young men sacrificed everything on D-Day, and they will never be forgotten.

President Biden and Senator Schumer demanded a “clean debt limit,” which really means more taxes and more spending. But that’s not what the American people wanted, or our Founders envisioned, or what Republicans were willing to allow

We’re going to pass the largest cut in American history. It's just a small step putting us on the right track. After today, I'm going to put a commission together to look at the entire budget. This debt is too large, and we can't solve the problem just looking at 11%. But I'm going to make it a bipartisan commission that we can be very serious about looking long term to solve this problem once and for all. We shouldn't have to go to a debt ceiling where a president ignores us for 97 days. We make good policies in here with work requirements. It’s going to change people's lives. People are going to get a job because of this. Roads are going to be built because of NEPA reform faster. It's going to save us money in the long run. Does it matter to you, though, that you won't have the entire conference behind you? No, it matters. It's going to become law. If I would, if I'm a member of Congress, I wouldn't want history to pass me by. But I could do the biggest cut and I could do work reforms for welfare. And I can see that we can reform NEPA for the first time in 40 years. So you're cutting the red tape to build things that make America competitive. Everybody has a right to their own opinion. But on history, I'd want to be here with this bill today.

Memorial Day reminds us that freedom is never free. Let us all take time to remember our men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can live in the greatest nation on earth. 🇺🇸

Washington is sitting on tens of billions of dollars in unspent COVID funds, even though the pandemic is over. Republicans are leading the charge to claw back this money for taxpayers—marking the largest rescission in history.

Democrats Repeatedly Say They Won’t Negotiate Over the Debt Ceiling

The federal government is collecting more money than at any time in history. But when the Democrats controlled everything over the last two years, they spent way more than ever before. That's why we have to tackle America's debt crisis now—before it's too late.

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Your Capitol is open! Come visit and stand in my favorite spot in the whole building—where Abraham Lincoln's desk used to be.

I don't think it's right that Washington borrows money from China to pay somebody who is able-bodied with no dependents to sit at home on a couch. It is proven that work requirements help lift people out of poverty and into productivity.

For years, Speaker Paul Ryan warned about the threat of the national debt. When he was Budget Chairman in 2012, our national debt was $16 trillion. I wish more people had heeded his warnings back then.

After months of delay and wasted time from President Biden, negotiations are finally happening because Republicans are united behind a responsible debt limit increase. Now, he has 15 days to avoid being the first president to default on the national debt.