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GOP Lawmaker’s ‘Won’t Budge’ on Debt Limit Is Softened by McCarthy
- Battle lines drawn for risky talks to avoid US payment default
- McCarthy optimistic he can negotiate with Biden over spending
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House Republicans “won’t budge” on demands for federal spending cuts in return for agreeing to lift the debt ceiling and avoid a US payment default, GOP Representative James Comer said.
As the federal government moved closer to breaching its statutory debt limit, lawmakers on Sunday mostly talked past each other: Republicans renewed demands for cuts and Democrats insisted the government be allowed to honor commitments made by previous Congresses.