either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content GOP Representative Victoria Spartz threatened to resign on Monday if a national debt commission is not created by the end of this year Spartz said she was considering stepping down from office if such an entity was not created by the end of the year claiming a great toll put on herself by pursuing the issue "I've done many very difficult things being one woman standing many times with many long hours and personal sacrifices, but there is a limitation to human capacity," the congresswoman's statement read. "If Congress does not pass a debt commission this year to move the needle on the crushing national debt and inflation at least at the next debt ceiling increase at the end of 2024 I will not continue sacrificing my children for this circus with a complete absence of leadership When contacted by Newsweek on Monday afternoon Spartz's office said it had no additional comment Newsweek also reached out to McCarthy's office via email for comment Spartz has made frequent public comments lamenting the lack of a debt commission on the House GOP agenda she said in a statement that "it is a shame that our weak Speaker cannot even commit to having a commission to discuss our looming fiscal catastrophe," also adding that "our founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves to see how this institution is betraying our Republic for personal political ambitions and our children will be ashamed of another worthless Congress." Should Spartz go through with her resignation it would only accelerate her previously stated plans not to pursue reelection after her current term as reported by the Indiana Capital Chronicle citing a desire to spend more time with her family a general sentiment echoed in her most recent statement "It's been my honor representing Hoosiers in the Indiana State Senate and U.S Congress and I appreciate the strong support on the ground," the congresswoman said at the time "2024 will mark seven years of holding elected office and over a decade in Republican politics I won a lot of tough battles for the people and will work hard to win a few more in the next two years being a working mom is tough and I need to spend more time with my two high school girls back home so I will not run for any office in 2024." Vacancies in the House of Representatives are filled with either a special election called if the vacancy occurs in the first year of a congressional session or by waiting for the next general election If Spartz were to resign on or after January 3 leaving the House GOP down a seat for roughly a year a major burden given the party's razor-thin majority Given that Spartz's district trends Republican by 11 percentage points over the national average it is unlikely that a Democrat would get her seat ET: This article has been updated with additional information Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all