Debt ceiling negotiations push toward critical default deadline
Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol, May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
And any deal in principle between Biden and House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy will be the start of what could easily be a week-long process of shepherding legislation through the narrowly and bitterly divided Congress. Progressive Democrats have also threatened to withhold support for some of the compromises raised, particularly around imposing new work requirements on federal anti-poverty programs.Republicans control the House by a 222-213 margin, while Democrats hold a 51-49 Senate majority, leaving a narrow path to pass any agreement by the Democratic president and Republican speaker into law.
But safety-net programs remain a sticking point. Republicans want to stiffen work requirements for the Medicaid health plan for the poor and the SNAP food assistance program. Democrats say that would create more barriers for people already struggling to make ends meet.
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