House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at a news conference Wednesday after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.
