GOP Rep. Graves Leads Debt Ceiling Negotiations and Secures Funding for District.

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., has been tasked by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to negotiate a deal with President Joe Biden this month to avert a potentially disastrous debt default. Colleagues describe him as an “honest broker” who has the trust of not only McCarthy but also the various factions of the GOP Conference. Graves, a policy wonk and Capitol Hill insider, has been leading negotiations for House Republicans alongside congressional aides and senior White House officials. The naming of top negotiators by Biden and McCarthy this week represents a new, more serious phase of debt ceiling talks as the clock ticks closer to the June 1 deadline.