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McConnell says he expects debt ceiling bill to pass House on Wednesday

Published 05/31/2023, 02:58 PM
Updated 05/31/2023, 06:13 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A cyclist passes by the U.S. Capitol building, on the morning of the first day of the 118th Congress in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Cherry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the debt ceiling bill to pass the House of Representatives on Wednesday and come to the Senate as soon as Thursday.

"We anticipate the bill passing and coming over to us as soon as tomorrow," McConnell told reporters at the U.S. Capitol. "We had a healthy discussion at lunch about the pros and cons."

The U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote on Wednesday on a bill to lift the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step to avoid a destabilizing default that could come early next week without congressional action.

McConnell said he hoped the Senate could finish the bill on Thursday or Friday and thinks the bill should be supported.

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Dems love no debt ceiling (suspended). Who doesn’t love a credit card with unlimited credit and you personally don’t have to pay back a penny🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
just Dems?  you forgot it was St Ronny Reagan who tripled the national debt during his 8 years, Bush Jr who inherited a balanced budget from Slick Willy and managed to double the national debt, and then there is the Orange Messiah, who does everything hugely, added another $8T or 40% in just 4 years........but by all mean, keep up the fantasy that GOP is the fiscal conservative party
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