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As Biden shores up Democrats, McCarthy rushes for GOP support
Updated On: 01 June, 2023 08:04 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
They are counting on pulling majority support from the political centre
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US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks as he meets President Joe Biden to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House Monday. Pic/AP
Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives and some progressive dissent.
Biden is sending top White House officials to meet early Wednesday at the Capitol to shore up support ahead of voting. McCarthy is working furiously to sell skeptical fellow Republicans, even fending off challenges to his leadership, in the rush to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Despite deep disappointment from right-flank Republicans that the compromise falls short of the spending cuts they demanded, McCarthy insisted he would have the votes needed to ensure approval.
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