Debt limit pressure tactics
CQ Budget, Episode No. 273

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden traded letters over talks to raise the debt limit as each side sought to ramp up the pressure for a deal that would end a partisan standoff. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak assess the tactics used by both sides and the challenges facing Republicans in trying to produce a budget resolution.
Show Notes:
- House will move debt limit bill if Biden won’t negotiate
- Budget blueprint may take a back seat to debt limit in House
- Biden rejects McCarthy’s call for meeting without a GOP budget