As House returns, Democrats face hard choices on President Biden's mega-bill and infrastructure.
Apart from Biden's goals, Congress faces imminent hard deadlines to keep the government functioning.
"The House will also take action to suspend the debt limit to ensure that America pays its bills on time," Hoyer said in a letter Friday, without specifying whether it would be a standalone measure. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a member of the Finance and Joint Economic committees, said Sunday on NBC's"Meet the Press" that Republicans don't intend to"aid and abet party-line spending" by lifting the debt ceiling.
Experts say failure to lift the debt ceiling would be catastrophic for the U.S. and global economies. It requires 10 Republican votes through the regular process. Democrats, who have rejected putting it in their party-line bill, noted that they agreed to help Republicans extend the debt limit after the partisan tax law of 2017, which added to the deficit. They say the GOP should do the same now.
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