House Begins Voting on Bipartisan Debt Deal to Avert Default
- House lawmakers vote to allow the chamber to consider the bill
- Passage is expected Wednesday night on backs of moderates
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The House began voting Wednesday evening on the deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden to avert a catastrophic US default.
Leaders of both parties expressed confidence they had enough votes to pass the bill and send it to the Senate days before the June 5 default deadline.