Search for debt limit compromise
CQ Budget, Episode No. 277
The House narrowly passed a Republican-backed bill to raise the debt limit into next year and force spending cuts. But Congress appeared no closer to a bipartisan deal needed by summer to extend the government’s borrowing authority. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Laura Weiss assess what may come next in the search for a compromise.
Show Notes:
- Common ground on the debt limit? Here’s what to look for
- House GOP readying economic package with business tax breaks
- House passes $1.5 trillion debt limit increase, spending cuts
