Economics
A Bid By Democrats to Raise the US Debt Ceiling This Year Is Failing
- McConnell indicates he opposes increase before next year
- Democrats fear GOP House will use limit as bargaining chip
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
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A bid by Democrats to raise the US debt ceiling before the end of the year and before Republicans take over the House is quickly fading, raising the prospect of a market-rattling showdown over the limit in the latter half of 2023.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have called for Congress to act on a bipartisan basis this year after some Republicans have warned they want to use the debt limit as leverage to enact spending cuts.