Former House Speaker John Boehner praises McCarthy's handling of debt ceiling
CBSN
A months-long standoff between congressional Republicans and the White House appears to be nearing an end with the House passage of a bill to raise the debt ceiling late Wednesday. The deal, a compromise to shrink federal spending and avoid default, was forged by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the speaker's handling of the negotiation is drawing praise from one of his predecessors.
"I thought he did a very good job," former House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in an interview for "The Takeout."
Boehner served as speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015 and used a similar tactic in 2011 to negotiate federal spending cuts with then-President Barack Obama. At that time, Boehner presided over a Republican majority, while the Senate was controlled by Democrats.
