House to vote on debt ceiling deal as lawmakers race to prevent default
The vote will be a major test for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who faces a potential revolt from GOP hard-liners if he fails to get a majority of Republicans to back the bill.
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The vote will be a major test for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who faces a potential revolt from GOP hard-liners if he fails to get a majority of Republicans to back the bill.
Will the debt ceiling bill, the "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," actually get passed? And, will it retain the sections that deal with completing the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and so-called permitting reform? That's the gazillion-dollar question. We should know within the next day or so whether the bill, largely as written, will survive. Let's
White House officials encountered climate protesters and frustrated Democratic lawmakers Wednesday.
Although U.S. Senator Joe Manchin "absolutely thinks" that Congress will pass the debt ceiling bill negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it's still an open question as to whether or not it will pass. There are plenty of people on both ends of the political spectrum who are more than unhappy
MCCAIG/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a critical deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling was announced over the weekend, lawmakers in Washington now face less than a week to pass the bill in both the House and