A bloc of Republican hardliners took down the GOP leadership's efforts on two bills this week, a move they said was retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy's deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the national debt limit.The procedural vote, which was 206-220, failed on Tuesday afternoon as the hardliners revolted over their claims that McCarthy violated the agreement he resumed to secure the speakership in January.
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