What McCarthy and Biden need to do to get the debt ceiling deal over the line trends now President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are remaining confident Congress will get the debt ceiling deal across the finish line, despite opposition from some disgruntled Republicans and progressive Democrats who are threatening to try and tank the bill. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal over the weekend with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to a total of $35 trillion and suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default by June 5. However, hard line conservatives including those on the House Freedom Caucus say the 99-page bill doesn't go far enough to curb federal spending and have called it a 'blank check' to Democrats. House Republicans, who passed a bill last month - the Limit, Save, Grow Act - that would only raise the ceiling by $1.5 trillion, say the additional $4 trillion extension goes beyond that is necessary and gives the Biden administration the ability to overspend for his next two years in office. They also are opposed to the deal because it does not fully rescind all $80 billion in IRS funding or the 87,000 new agents, fails to cap federal spending for 10 years and does not reclaim all $50 billion in unspent COVID funds. It is now being floated that Freedom Caucus Republicans may join together with progressive members in the House in an attempt to tank the deal. Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled the 99-page bill raising the debt ceiling to avoid the U.S. defaulting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal over the weekend with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to a total of $35 trillion However, the leader of the Democrats in the House - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - says he expects Democratic support for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which is set for a Wednesday vote in the House. He said on 'Face the Nation' Sunday that his caucus will be expected to vote for the deal because it 'protects' the 'American people' and access to Social Security, and Medicare and Medicaid and care for veterans. House Democrats also also set to meet on Wednesday morning with Biden's negotiators OMB Director Shalanda Young, John Podesta and Aviva Aron-Dine. In addition, the New Democrat Coalition which has over 100 members comprised by center-left Democrats in the House says its members will support the deal in a statement Monday. The bill also first must go through the House Rules Committee Tuesday, which needs the support of the majority of Republicans on the panel. If the bill doesn't pass out of the Rules Committee, it cannot be considered on the floor for an entire-body vote - which is currently scheduled for Wednesday. Rep. Chip Roy - who is opposed to the bill - has threatened to hold up the legislation during the Rules Committee process, which requires at least seven GOP votes according to a handshake agreement struck between McCarthy and Roy during the tumultuous speaker vote. 'A reminder that during Speaker negotiations to build the coalition, that it was explicit both that nothing would pass Rules Committee without AT LEAST 7 GOP votes - AND that the Committee would not allow reporting out rules without unanimous Republican votes,' Roy tweeted Monday. So, far GOP congressmen who are opposing the bill include: Ralph Norman - who is on the Rules Committee - Byron Donalds, Andrew Clyde, Dan Bishop, Keith Self, Ken Buck, Bob Good, Matt Rosendale, Andy Biggs, Andrew Clyde and Lauren Boebert. Thomas Massie, who also sits on Rules Committee, has not made a final determination on the bill, although he's been critical of it on Twitter. Republicans will have an in-person conference meeting Tuesday evening as the vote whipping operation ramps up. Another major issue dividing Republicans is the defense spending cap. In the McCarthy-Biden deal, spending is limited for all non-defense appropriations roughly flat in Fiscal Year 2024 and increasing it by only one percent the following year. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham called the deal a 'disaster for defense' Monday. 'I will use all powers available to me in the Senate to have amendment votes to undo this catastrophe for defense,' Graham tweeted Monday. 'I support raising the debt limit for 90 days to give us a chance to correct this disaster for defense,' the South Carolina senator continued. 'Have total disgust for political leaders' decision to make it remotely possible to gut our national security apparatus at a time of great peril. Take this absurd idea off the table.' A reminder that during Speaker negotiations to build the coalition, that it was explicit both that nothing would pass Rules Committee without AT LEAST 7 GOP votes - AND that the Committee would not allow reporting out rules without unanimous Republican votes. #DebtCeiling — Chip Roy (@chiproytx) May 29, 2023 I will use all powers available to me in the Senate to have amendment votes to undo this catastrophe for defense. I support raising the debt limit for 90 days to give us a chance to correct this disaster for defense. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 29, 2023 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal over the weekend with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to a total of $35 trillion Biden addressed the Pentagon funding concerns as he departed the White House Monday saying if there is a need for additional funding, the military will receive it. 'Whatever the fighting force needs, if there's another -- first of all, they passed my budget, what I asked for in defense. They passed that. Obviously if there's any other need for additional funding, I have no doubt we'll get it. We would jointly do it.' The president also told reporters that he's spoken to a number of lawmakers about the deal, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Biden added that touting the deal is not necessarily the best way to whip up votes in support of the legislation. On the left hand, progressives have expressed opposition to some of the proposed changes to work requirements in social programs including food stamps. The Biden-McCarthy deal delivers on a long time Republican priority of expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While there are already work requirements for most able-bodied adults between 18 and 49, the bill raises the age limit to 54, but has an expiration date and would lower the age right back down to 49 in 2030. The agreement would also make changes to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, which gives cash aid to families with children. While not going as far as the House-passed bill had proposed, the deal would make adjustments to a credit that allows states to require fewer recipients to work, updating and readjusting the credit to make it harder for states to avoid. However, the 'Squad' Rep. Pramilia Jayapal says that Biden is opening the door for increasing the burden on struggling Americans. The Washington congresswoman warned in a Sunday interview that Democratic leadership 'should worry' about whether progressive lawmakers will support the bill due to this provision. Jayapal and Biden have no yet spoken about the legislation, the president confirmed Monday. It remains to be seen if other progressives start lining up with complaints that Biden will have to address in order to get the bill done by June 5. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility