#Santos getting icy reception from House GOP

#Santos getting icy reception from House GOP

Santos getting icy reception from House GOP Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is getting an icy reception from colleagues in the House GOP even as he receives committee assignments and continues to serve his constituents on Long Island. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) calls him a “bad guy;” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) describes him as an “imposter.”…

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#McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt

#McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt

McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he is confident that the U.S. will never default on its debt and that he is not concerned a financial crisis could be on the horizon.  McConnell told reporters in his home state that while the push to raise…

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#Treasury resorts to ‘extraordinary measures’ after US hits debt limit

#Treasury resorts to ‘extraordinary measures’ after US hits debt limit

Treasury resorts to ‘extraordinary measures’ after US hits debt limit Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday notified congressional leaders that her office will begin to implement “extraordinary measures” to keep the U.S. government from defaulting on its debt. The nation’s debt climbed to more than $31.4 trillion this week, federal financial data shows, crossing the threshold set by…

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