House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker
1 year, 6 months ago

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker

NPR  

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After weeks of negotiations between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the House is set to vote Wednesday night on a compromise bill to lift the debt ceiling, as lawmakers race against the clock to avoid an unprecedented default that could come as early as June 5. House Republicans emerged from a closed-door conference meeting late Tuesday night signaling the "majority of the majority" of their conference will ultimately support the bill. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, said he was confident the bill would get a majority of Republican votes and called the motion to vacate a "terrible idea." He said the private meeting "put a big wet blanket on the motion to vacate," noting he heard members stand up and say they wouldn't vote for the bill but do support McCarthy as speaker.

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Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?
1 year, 2 months ago

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been ousted from his senior position in the lower chamber of Congress by hardliners within his party. Perhaps sensing his positional weakness, Florida Republican and Trump supporter Matt Gaetz relied on a “rarely used procedural tool known as a motion to vacate” to abruptly end Mr. …

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday. McCarthy’s firing by the House on Tuesday after only nine months, instigated by a mutiny from within his Republican majority, isn’t just the story of a single man’s political downfall. Instead McCarthy’s fall is a karmic consequence of the fact that he and …

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

The Hindu  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job on October 3 in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Mr. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing together more …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos

Salon  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has been removed as speaker of the House of Representatives after his colleagues voted 216-210 in favor of a motion to vacate the speakership. The speaker's downfall follows months worth of tensions between a handful of members on the far-right flank of the House Republican caucus and more moderate members, who overwhelmingly backed McCarthy. Gaetz, …

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown

Firstpost  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is being targeted by members of the far-right caucus who have been d have been demanding deep spending cuts to government and no money for Ukraine. As Sky News’ James Matthews explained, “Kevin McCarthy has not been able to take anything forward with the support of the Republicans alone, so at the last minute he has …

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown

Live Mint  

The US House has passed a stopgap funding bill to fund the government for the next 45 days, averting the shutdown, according to media reports. Kevin McCarthy, the top US House Republican could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly government shutdown on Saturday with a stopgap bill that …

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Firstpost  

Hard line Republicans were furious when McCarthy struck a stopgap deal with Democrats late Saturday to keep the government open for a further 45 days at current spending levels A leading hardline Republican said Sunday he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts …

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever
1 year, 2 months ago

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, talking to reporters Tuesday, had to rely on Democratic votes to pass Saturday’s bill that prevented a government shutdown. In a floor speech ahead of the Senate vote Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that his caucus will “remain committed to help our friends on the front line,” and that he was “confident the Senate …

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown

ABP News  

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's eleventh-hour attempt to temporarily avert a federal government shutdown collapsed on Friday, with hard-right Republican holdouts rejecting the proposed package. The proposal, which included deep spending cuts of nearly 30% for numerous agencies and stringent border security provisions, was deemed inadequate by the hard-right faction, as per AP's report. With just one day left before …

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small. And those two numbers are pretty far apart.” McCarthy’s allies have insisted the speaker has kept his word and is still fighting for the spending levels he promised …

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative. I’ve got time to do other things,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday evening at the Capitol, adding, “At the …

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your …

McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy has preserved his tenuous hold on his post, but has also marked it by chaos — including a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your Coast Guard not get paid — I don’t see how that’s good.” Governing …

McCarthy struggles to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown as others look at options
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy struggles to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown as others look at options

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed Wednesday he would not give up trying to persuade his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill to prevent a federal government shutdown. The hard-right bill, with steep 8% cuts to many services, would be rejected by the Senate, where …

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House vote margin matters

CNN  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is overseeing one of the narrowest congressional majorities in decades – tied with two other time periods for the fifth-smallest majority in US history, according to the Pew Research Center. However, in an increasingly polarized Washington, McCarthy’s majority has been marked by multiple high-profile votes where the far right of his party has blocked key efforts …

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber. With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left to prevent a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed on Wednesday he would not give up trying to convince his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill through the House. The hard-right bill, with steep 8% cuts to …

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown

The Independent  

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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post
1 year, 3 months ago

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it. A top Trump ally, Gaetz reiterated the conservative flank’s many demands after McCarthy’s meeting — single-subject spending bills, a subpoena for Hunter Biden in the impeachment inquiry and other priorities. “Kevin …

McCarthy to officially back impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week: report
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy to officially back impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reportedly decided to take the plunge and launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Punchbowl News reports that McCarthy will announce this week that he supports launching an impeachment inquiry, despite the fact that none of the House GOP's investigations have yet to uncover any evidence that Biden benefited from the overseas business dealings …

McCarthy faces 'pain and suffering' as he weaponizes his 'willingness to be humiliated': conservative
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy faces 'pain and suffering' as he weaponizes his 'willingness to be humiliated': conservative

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a world of "pain and suffering" brought on as he weaponizes his "willingness to be humiliated," wrote conservative commentator Matt Lewis for The Daily Beast in an analysis published Monday. "With Congress back from August recess, McCarthy now faces what may be the greatest challenge of his political career," wrote Lewis. The problem, wrote Lewis, …

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'

Raw Story  

With budget negotiations heating up and the far-right Republican Party House members clamoring for impeachment hearings on President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is entering the most fraught period of his already tenuous speakership. Now, according to a new report from Politico, the threat to his leadership is coming from GOP moderates who are furious with the California Republican …

Opinion: Watch as Kevin McCarthy puts on 'impeachment theater' while the government teeters
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Watch as Kevin McCarthy puts on 'impeachment theater' while the government teeters

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington as the House prepares to leave for its August recess. Last spring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rightly got props from folks across the political spectrum, myself included, for compromising with President Biden to raise the nation’s debt limit and thereby avert economic armageddon. As Florida Man Rep. …

A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says
1 year, 3 months ago

A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it “a natural step forward” as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative powers. Meanwhile, McCarthy said passing a short-term spending bill to keep the government running past the end of September would …

Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
1 year, 4 months ago

Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. Historically, members of the Freedom Caucus rarely support short-term spending bills to keep the government open, but with Republicans holding just a …

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 5 months ago

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stops to speak to members of the media gathered in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The hard-right House Freedom Caucus’ latest revolt against McCarthy was over the National Defense Authorization Act, the law that authorizes the annual spending for the U.S. military. At some point, the power of the …

21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations
1 year, 5 months ago

21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations

Raw Story  

In a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, 21 members of his own GOP caucus listed their demands to support any appropriations bill. According to the letter, “We plan to vote against any appropriations bills" that don't remove the debt ceiling "deal" that the House and the President agreed to earlier this year. Finally, they say, "Through continued conversations, we will …

GOP accused of breaking debt ceiling deal and 'threatening a government shutdown'
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP accused of breaking debt ceiling deal and 'threatening a government shutdown'

Raw Story  

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee accused her Republican colleagues on Thursday of increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown by approving spending numbers below the levels set under the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement, which hasn't even been law for two weeks. In an appearance on CNN, Rep. Rosa DeLauro said House Republicans have already "walked away from …

McCarthy and conservatives reach a truce to allow House to move forward on bills
1 year, 6 months ago

McCarthy and conservatives reach a truce to allow House to move forward on bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared Monday to have resolved, for now, an impasse with some of the more conservative members of his caucus who had brought the chamber to a standstill last week. He called it a productive meeting where “everybody’s attitude was, ‘How do we find where we all work together?’” McCarthy promised more meetings with last …

Hard-line conservatives demand concessions from House Speaker McCarthy in debt-ceiling standoff
1 year, 6 months ago

Hard-line conservatives demand concessions from House Speaker McCarthy in debt-ceiling standoff

Hindustan Times  

Hard-line conservatives angered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt-ceiling deal are demanding power-sharing and budget-cutting concessions from him in exchange for allowing legislation to move on the House floor. U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/ In agreeing Monday to temporarily lift a nearly week-long blockade of the …

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe Biden and demanding deeper spending cuts ahead. It’s all setting the stage for a potentially disastrous showdown ahead, …

House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote
1 year, 6 months ago

House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right wing banding together to block progress on a mixture of bills and vent their frustration. “The debt limit last week displayed just how far House Republicans have come as a team.” What led the …

Biden set to sign debt ceiling bill that averts prospect of unprecedented federal default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden set to sign debt ceiling bill that averts prospect of unprecedented federal default

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dodging Monday's deadline when the Treasury warned that the United States would start running short of cash to pay all its bills. The agreement was hashed out by Mr. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, giving Republicans some of their demanded federal spending cuts but …

'Stuff it': Debt deal showed GOP has the 'power to defeat the MAGA wing nuts'
1 year, 6 months ago

'Stuff it': Debt deal showed GOP has the 'power to defeat the MAGA wing nuts'

Raw Story  

Something strange and hopeful happened this week, wrote Dana Milbank for The Washington Post. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, having cut a surprisingly balanced debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, ignored the howling and threats of the far-right flank of his party. "Many of the same House GOP extremists who nearly denied Kevin McCarthy the speakership did their utmost this …

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
1 year, 6 months ago

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. I told you then, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” This account of the weeks-long saga of how Washington defused the …

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of voting that the …

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right
1 year, 6 months ago

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor. And perhaps most importantly for McCarthy, who has worked hard to maintain a relationship with Donald Trump, the former president gave a subdued nod of approval to the deal struck by the ally he used to affectionately call “My Kevin.” “I would have taken the default if …

Explained: How 'odd pair', Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, helped avert US debt default
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained: How 'odd pair', Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, helped avert US debt default

Firstpost  

Like bomb squad technicians who just snipped the last wire on a ticking device, Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy are breathing a sigh of relief after reaching a deal on the US debt ceiling. On 27 May 2023, Biden and McCarthy reached a debt ceiling deal to avert US default. Biden is a Democratic president running for re-election …

Just Days To Spare, Senate Gives Final Approval To Debt Ceiling Deal, Sending It To Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just Days To Spare, Senate Gives Final Approval To Debt Ceiling Deal, Sending It To Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill's …

McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government
1 year, 6 months ago

McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber Wednesday after winning a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget package he negotiated with President Biden. A win, but with limits By parceling out significant authority to each of the major factions in the House majority — the “five families,” as Republicans have taken to calling them — McCarthy gave …

US debt deal passes House vote: How this is a big win for McCarthy
1 year, 6 months ago

US debt deal passes House vote: How this is a big win for McCarthy

Firstpost  

When the debt limit fight began, it was widely assumed that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, untested and inexperienced in high-stakes negotiations, would either preside over an economically and politically calamitous government default or lose his hard-won post in a right-wing mutiny after caving to Democrats. With House approval Wednesday night of the debt-limit package he personally negotiated with President Joe …

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
1 year, 6 months ago

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. Tensions ran high throughout the day as hard-right Republicans refused the deal, while Democrats said “extremist” …

Debt Ceiling Deal Clears House On Bipartisan Vote; Senate Up Next
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt Ceiling Deal Clears House On Bipartisan Vote; Senate Up Next

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The bill to raise the government’s limit on borrowing and trim the federal budget deficit passed the House late Wednesday, leaving the Senate the last obstacle to avoiding a debt default. “We produced a bill that — in divided government — takes a step towards smaller government, less regulation, more economic growth, and more take-home pay,” McCarthy …

US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support
1 year, 6 months ago

US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support

India Today  

A divided US House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default. READ | US debt ceiling deal ready to head to Congress, says Biden as cash runs low Republicans control the House by …

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

LA Times  

Days away from a default crisis, the Capitol is illuminated as the Senate works into the night to finish votes on amendments on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package. Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on …

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them
1 year, 6 months ago

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― In March, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s colleagues laughed as the California Republican mocked President Joe Biden’s age, saying he would bring Biden “soft food” so they could negotiate over the debt ceiling. “Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can’t find his pants,” Rep. Nancy Mace tweeted on Tuesday, making clear she opposed the compromise …

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms
1 year, 6 months ago

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms

NPR  

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images House lawmakers have passed a piece of compromise legislation brokered between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid an unprecedented debt default with just days to spare. But sitting with one House, with a Democratic Senate …

US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal
1 year, 6 months ago

US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal

Al Jazeera  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced opposition in his own party to a deal hammered out with the White House to avoid default. “This agreement is good news for the American people and the American economy,” Biden said after the bill passed the Republican-controlled house. “I urge the Senate to pass it as quickly as possible so that I can sign it …

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default
1 year, 6 months ago

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber after passage of a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget cuts package he negotiated with President Biden. “Democrats voting for the rule because he couldn’t get the vote for the rule.” In a rare demonstration of their differences on policy, the three House Democrats vying to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

Ahead of House vote, Biden and McCarthy scramble to corral support on debt-limit deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of House vote, Biden and McCarthy scramble to corral support on debt-limit deal

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are working to drum up enough votes in Congress to pass their debt-limit deal. Hard-fought to the end, the federal debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial House vote as President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it through, past …

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