Hard-Right Republicans Gird for 'War' on Debt Ceiling Deal
As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
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As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
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Congressional Republicans and the White House are trying to reach a deal on the debt ceiling as a potential default looms.
But even as a deal came into focus, fierce new objections emerged from both the left and the right - with a stampede of conservatives throughout the day vowing to stop a deal they said would not cut federal spending by enough.
GOP debt limit negotiators reported progress as they stare down next Thursday's deadline for passing legislation to raise the borrowing cap.