McCarthy Is on Verge of Passing Debt-Limit Legislation Wednesday
- Passage would boost his clout in party, White House talks
- House vote on McCarthy’s bill likely later Wednesday
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday was on the verge of his biggest legislative win yet, with House GOP members coalescing behind his debt-limit bill, in a vote that would strengthen his position in talks with the White House.
The vote on the legislation, which is bitterly opposed by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats because it attaches sweeping spending cuts as condition for raising the debt ceiling, is scheduled for around 4:45 p.m. in Washington.