#Senate GOP takes backseat on debt talks, fueling anxiety

#Senate GOP takes backseat on debt talks, fueling anxiety

The negotiations between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on raising the debt limit has put the Senate in the backseat, fueling anxiety among the upper chamber’s conservatives that the deal will be a major disappointment.   Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is threatening to use every procedural tool available to slow down the legislation,…

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#House leaves town with no debt ceiling deal

#House leaves town with no debt ceiling deal

House lawmakers are leaving Washington for the long holiday weekend Thursday afternoon — just one week before the Treasury Department says the U.S. is at risk of a debt default — without a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Negotiators say they’re getting closer to striking a deal to avert a default next week, but an…

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