Biden Says Debt Ceiling Deal Reached to Avert US Default
- Biden, House Speaker McCarthy forged tentative agreement
- President says he expects McCarthy has votes to pass deal
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President Joe Biden said he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement to avert a historic US default after the two spoke again Sunday afternoon.
“We’ve got good news. I’ve just spoken with Speaker McCarthy. We have a bipartisan budget agreement,” Biden said to reporters at the White House.