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The debt ceiling deal has attracted praise from policy experts concerned with the national debt, but whether that pays political dividends for either President Joe Biden or House Speaker Kevin

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.

When the progressive caucus may not be against this bill, they may say were in. >> kayleigh republicans have to quit defining themselves by just what are liberals against. we have to figure out whats conservative and just go get it. not just once, we have to go get it week in and week out. heres what i know, heres whats conservative, cutting $2 trillion worth of spending the next few years, clawing back $29 billion worth of covid funds some of which would have gone to china, unlocking american e...

Freedom caucus has attacked House leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling before the default deadline of 5 June

Control, one half of one-third of government. and yet here we are with the largest ever spending reduction in american history. kayleigh, i have to say this you and i have seen plenty of debt ceiling deals in the past. did republicans ever get anything for those? even when we had unified control over the white house, the senate and the house, did we ever get a deal this good? cutting deals like this are not easy. weve managed to do it. and, i get it, the white house is going to put a happy face ...

It was before the vote? you think that helped me in the past, no. thats why you guys the bargain very. well >> -- >> its a bipartisan deal. >> what a get done by june 5th? >> oh, yeah. >> no question? >> you guys realize youre not in the real world, no question. theres no reason why i should not get done by the fifth. i have competent that will get a full in before now and we will see. >> and in the real world tonight, just over an hour ago, the house rules committee controlled by republicans vo...

He preserve the biggest expansion of health care that weve had in a long time, all the money for climate that we put through in the other investments and our critical infrastructure, so this is a big win! i do so democrats will take it. >> well then if you are in office today, clearly you would be voting yes. if hakeem jeffries has a vote, connor, it will not be with a number of people that are progressives in the house. do you think thats going to impact the support the president has from them ...

Were all confused. were all looking for answers, and to be lied to, to be given the run-around, to be told the value of life isnt great enough for search and rescue, no. >> anger boiling over on the streets as community members demand to know why the city almost went forward with demolition plans. lets begin with that crucial house vote expected today as the nation inches closer toward that monday default deaddeadline. joining us now ali vitali and nbc news white house correspondent mike memol...

That concern translating, it seems, into a no vote on this package, what she told me as she was heading into this democratic caucus meeting behind me was that she is likely a no on this package and that she expects that several of the other members within her progressive caucus are also going to be noes. for jayapal, she explained it to me as a way for the progressive side of this caucus to have credibility with the progressive wing of the democratic party saying in her mind this is not her deal...

The agreement forged by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will save the economy from default, but the vibes on Capitol Hill were still decidedly mixed.