House passes bill to raise debt ceiling, curb spending as default deadline looms

by JACKSON SINNENBERG | The National Desk

Wed, May 31st 2023, 9:38 PM UTC

FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters about debt limit negotiations, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., walk to talk with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters about debt limit negotiations, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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