Art of the (Debt Ceiling) Deal | Rep. Garret Graves

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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4.6 • 16K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Garret Graves was one of Speaker McCarthy’s lead negotiators on the debt ceiling deal with the White House. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to describe what really happened in negotiations behind closed doors, the strategies they used to maximize their leverage against Biden, and how they dealt with the blowback after false rumors about the deal started circulating among their Republican colleagues.

Congressman Garret Graves represents the 6th District of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter at @RepGarretGraves.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	That all men are created.
0:04.0	Because the member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.0	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.0	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.0	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:24.0	Welcome back everybody.
0:25.0	Look, you listen to this podcast because it's an inside look at what happens in Congress.
0:31.0	This is not just another talking head political podcast.
0:35.0	It's telling the same things that everybody else is telling you.
0:37.0	We have some inside info.
0:38.0	And there is no better inside info than the episode we're going to have today with Representative Garrett Graves.
0:44.0	Thanks for being here.
0:45.0	Hey, you back.
0:46.0	Great to be back.
0:47.0	So, Garrett is from Louisiana.
0:48.0	Representative from Louisiana.
0:50.0	How long have you been at?
0:51.0	When did you first get elected?
0:52.0	I got first elected in 2014.
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