{"id":48218,"date":"2023-01-29T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/mccarthy-to-meet-biden-on-wednesday-to-discuss-debt-ceiling-and-budget\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T15:58:09","slug":"mccarthy-to-meet-biden-on-wednesday-to-discuss-debt-ceiling-and-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/mccarthy-to-meet-biden-on-wednesday-to-discuss-debt-ceiling-and-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy to meet Biden on Wednesday to discuss debt ceiling and budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Kevin McCarthy says he does not have the power to remove George Santos from Congress\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt ceiling and potential spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">McCarthy told CBS&#8217; Face the Nation that the meeting will involve a &#8220;reasonable and responsible&#8221; way to both lift the debt ceiling to avert a U.S. default and also cut spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/13\/treasury-department-us-debt-ceiling-republicans\/11047076002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">U.S. Treasury announced the government reached its borrowing limit<\/a>, discussions in Congress have intensified surrounding raising the debt ceiling to avoid an economic crisis if the U.S. defaults on its debts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">McCarthy and House Republicans are hoping to leverage the need to raise the debt ceiling in order to negotiate\u00a0concessions from Democrats on spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__lp gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/nation\/2023\/01\/06\/118th-congress-speaker-house-selection\/10994719002\/\" data-t-l=\":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - The 118th Congress: Speaker of the House vote\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg10994719002\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" onmousedown=\"event.stopPropagation()\" onmouseup=\"event.stopPropagation()\" data-c-id=\"10994719002\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/01\/07\/USAT\/7ae34746-0c90-4808-886e-c40e8a605825-USP_News__118th_Session_Of_Congress_Begins-16.jpg?crop=3999,2250,x0,y151&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/01\/07\/USAT\/7ae34746-0c90-4808-886e-c40e8a605825-USP_News__118th_Session_Of_Congress_Begins-16.jpg?crop=3999,2250,x0,y151&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMicGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS9zdG9yeS9uZXdzL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjMvMDEvMjkvbWNjYXJ0aHktYmlkZW4tZGVidC1jZWlsaW5nLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGVuZGluZy8xMTE0NTQwNjAwMi_SAQA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt ceiling and potential spending cuts. McCarthy told CBS&#8217; Face the Nation that the meeting will involve a &#8220;reasonable and responsible&#8221; way to both lift the debt ceiling to avert a U.S. default and also cut spending. 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