Anxiety was mounting in Washington on Sunday, as the two sides appeared nowhere near a compromise. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- President Joe Biden will meet with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday for another round of talks on raising the US debt ceilingAnxiety was mounting in Washington Sunday ahead of the June 1 deadline, set by the US Treasury, for Congress to authorise more borrowing, as the two sides appeared nowhere near a compromise.
“I will not agree to a deal with House Republicans that protects billions in subsidies for Big Oil while putting the health care of 21 million Americans at risk,” Biden said. But in brief comments to reporters Sunday McCarthy suggested the two sides were at least constructively engaging – a contrast to sharp words exchanged in a previous round of negotiations.‘Something outrageous’
Biden said he was looking into an obscure constitutional clause in the 14th Amendment, which states that the validity of public debt “shall not be questioned” – and potentially authorising the president to circumvent Congress and raise the debt ceiling himself.
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