McCarthy Predicts Debt Ceiling Deal Will Pass U.S. House With Republican Support
By Moira Warburton and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday dismissed vehement opposition among party hardliners to a new agreement with President Joe Biden to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, predicting that most House Republicans would support the deal. After weeks of tough negotiations McCarthy and Biden reached a tentative agreement this weekend, but now face the challenge of getting a deal through the Republican-controlled House of Representatives … Read more…