US House to vote on Republican debt limit bill this week

WASHINGTON  –Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday the House would vote on his spending and debt bill this week, and invited President Joe Biden to discuss the debt ceiling with him. McCarthy floated a plan last week that would pair $4.5 trillion in spending cuts with a $1.5-trillion increase in the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit. Biden and the Democratic-controlled Senate are likely … Continue reading US House to vote on Republican debt limit bill this week