Ryan Says House Republicans Discuss Short-Term Debt Deal
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U.S. House Republicans are weighing a short-term extension of the government’s borrowing authority as a way to spur President Barack Obama into negotiations on deeper spending cuts to entitlement programs.
The new tactic was the subject of private meetings House Republicans held yesterday during their retreat at a golf resort outside Williamsburg, Virginia. The lawmakers there are seeking a legislative strategy to meet a series of fiscal deadlines that Congress faces in the next 90 days.