Standstill on Debt Limit
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There are 2,831 news articles covering this topic.
29% (829) are left-leaning, 51% (1,446) are centrist, and 20% (556) are right-leaning.
On Tuesday, the federal government remained at a standstill on the issue of the debt limit. Left-leaning articles highlight that House Democrats have begun drafting a “Hail Mary” solution and GOP leaders wait for President Joe Biden to make the first move to negotiate, while right-leaning articles highlight the White House’s continued insistence on refusing to negotiate federal spending cuts in exchange for a debt limit increase.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the Biden administration slammed House Republicans for their debt limit bill which included the largest to-date cuts to veterans’ health benefits. The White House released in a memo that the bill would eliminate 81,000 Veterans Affairs jobs and lead to 30 million fewer VA outpatient visits. While the bill does not name veterans’ benefits in name, its federal spending cuts would reduce VA spending. House Republicans said that the bill does not cut veterans’ benefits.
A left-leaning article by POLITICO highlighted that the government remains at a standstill on the impending debt crisis as House Democrats draft a “Hail Mary” solution and Republicans dig in their heels, waiting for the White House to negotiate spending cuts. POLITICO also highlighted that while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has suggested employing an arcane procedural method that would force Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) into voting for a “clean” debt limit increase, Republicans’ insistence on Democratic concessions makes this unlikely.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Times highlighted that the White House maintains its refusal to concede federal spending cuts in exchange for a debt limit increase. Biden is set to meet with McCarthy and GOP leaders next week to discuss the debt bill, but the White House clarified that this does not indicate that the administration is in favor of any plan except a “clean” debt limit hike.
From the center
White House says GOP debt ceiling plan would cause largest VA benefits cuts in US history
USA Today
From the right
Biden sticks with refusal to negotiate debt limit with House Republicans as country faces default
Washington Times