Biden, McCarthy Work Lawmakers to Pass Deal as Time Runs Short
- Environmentalists, defense hawks, GOP hard-liners oppose pact
- Early endorsements made by prominent moderate lawmakers
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The White House and Republican congressional leaders geared up lobbying campaigns to win approval of a deal to avert a US default as environmentalists, defense hawks and conservative hard-liners condemned concessions.
President Joe Biden is personally calling lawmakers to support this bill, while cabinet members and senior White House staff already had called at least 60 House Democrats by early Monday morning, a Democratic official said.