McCarthy Is Coming Up Short in Support for House Debt-Limit Bill
- Speaker risks having to pull the bill to avoid defeat
- Conservatives, moderates at odds over work requirements
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is coming up short in support for his first big legislative effort, a bill tying a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts, risking serious damage to both his stature and the US economy.
McCarthy needs almost every GOP vote and several members remain noncommittal over concerns about anti-poverty benefits and biofuel tax credits and subsidies, according to people familiar with the counting.