Two Democrats sidelined ahead of anticipated debt ceiling vote on Wednesday
Craig will miss votes in Congress this week related to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement." Rep. Deborah K.
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Craig will miss votes in Congress this week related to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement." Rep. Deborah K.
House GOP leaders reached a tentative deal with President Joe Biden Saturday night to lift the debt ceiling, in a long-awaited breakthrough that could avoid an economic crisis if Congress passes it next
But she reiterated that it wasn’t yet clear how long Congress would have until they need to act.
In recent laws postponing the debt limit from taking effect, Congress has added language barring Treasury from borrowing more than was necessary to pay for federal programs and from “increasing the
Congress suspended the debt ceiling as part of a budget deal former Speaker John A. Boehner negotiated before leaving office in the fall of 2015.
The difficulty of the vote may suggest that debt limit brinkmanship may just be on hiatus, even if it’s over for this Congress.