House Sets Vote on Harvey Aid Without Debt Limit Raise
- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wants issues combined
- Senate still could add debt-ceiling increase before vote
How Harvey Impacts the Debt Ceiling Debate
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The House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a Hurricane Harvey relief bill that won’t contain language aimed at staving off a U.S default on its debt.
Republican leaders for now are bowing to the demands of their most conservative members and won’t combine legislation raising the U.S. debt ceiling with Harvey aid, a House Republican aide said Monday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Fox News Sunday that the two issues should be combined. Mnuchin has said the debt limit must be raised by Sept. 29 in order to avoid a market-shaking default.