It's on McCarthy to Find Votes for Ransom Package, Say Progressives

'Kevin McCarthy took the American economy, and working people's economic security, hostage,' said one campaigner. 'Now if he wants to get his ransom, he ought to put up the votes from his own caucus.'

as speaker—Working Families Party director of federal affairs Natalia Salgado released a statement Tuesday.

;&#x201cNew: @RepCori Bush just told is she is ;&#x201cleaning no;&#x201d on the debt deal.\n\nNotes she is a former food stamp recipient and that she does not want to do anything to take food from people;&#x2019s mouths.;&#x201dMary Small, chief strategy officer at the group Indivisible, similarly took aim at McCarthy and fellow Republican lawmakers in a Tuesday statement, declaring that"progressive votes weren't courted for the current deal, and it shows.

This is Kevin McCarthy's wish list. McCarthy and his caucus will be judged based on these priorities. This is their big power play, and they chose to wield it to try and take our economy backwards and score political points. The GOP shares a vision for a scarcity economy that pits working people against each other and asks them to continuously foot the bill for endless tax cuts for the ultrawealthy.

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