Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy maintained the Republican talking point that the debt ceiling deal contained no wins for Democrats, saying on Fox News that Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told him that himself. Not so, Jeffries said.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy maintained the Republican talking point that the debt ceiling deal contained no wins for Democrats, saying onthat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told him that himself. Not so, Jeffries said.
“I have no idea what he’s talking about, particularly because I have not been able to review the actual legislative text,” he said on. “I talked to him yesterday afternoon... I haven’t spoken to him since that point and time.” House Republicans reached a deal with the White House on Saturday evening to avoid default just after 8 p.m., which included a two-year debt ceiling increase, limiting spending over two years, and work requirements for some people on food stamps.
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