republicans could've insisted on only a six-month extension on the debt ceiling, one year so they could come back one year from now and pound joe biden again in a negotiation like this. but kevin mccarthy gave up, because kevin mccarthy did not want to come back to that room. kevin mccarthy did not want to be in another highly pressurized debt ceiling negotiations again. and so, kevin mccarthy gave president biden two full years on the debt ceiling. that is an outcome that was almost unimaginable even a week ago. and it is the proof once again that to govern is to choose, and the choices are never easy. governing is a job for serious people. there is a certain range of predictability to governing when serious people are