U.S. House Speaker McCarthy said he plans to meet with President Biden on Thursday afternoon to continue negotiations on the debt ceiling. Negotiators also said they intend to resume talks on the 21st.
McCarthy told reporters on the 21st that he had a telephone conversation with US President Biden, who was on his way home from Japan on a presidential plane, and that the talks were “constructive.”
The situation is so tense that the US could default on June 1st. In comments to reporters, McCarthy stressed that he had not yet reached an agreement. He said he “just doesn’t have time,” but he said he was more hopeful about a deal than before he spoke with Mr. Biden.
Treasury Secretary Yellen says ‘extremely low’ odds of paying through June 15
Rep. Graves, the Republican negotiator, said Republicans would push for multi-year spending limits, which he said were the “foundational” focus of negotiations. Both sides had already made “tremendous progress” in talks so far, but as of Wednesday they had “regressed.”
Original title:McCarthy Says Debt-Limit Talks With Biden Will Resume Monday (1)(excerpt)
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2023-05-21 16:43:00
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