The White House and congressional leaders on Thursday punted a planned debt-limit meeting to next week as staffers worked behind the scenes on a deal, according to people familiar with the decision.
Administration officials have met twice with aides to Mr.House Republicans are pushing for the debt limit proposal they passed last month to serve as a blueprint for the talks. The bill proposed rescinding at least $90.5 billion in unspent coronavirus relief, expanding work requirements for welfare, and capping federal spending.
“If you look at this package, it represents the most commonsense, straightforward approach to addressing the spending problem that got us here as we confront the debt ceiling,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican.has signaled that gutting provisions from his signature $739 billion climate and health care law is a non-starter.
A two-year deal is a tough sell for House Republicans, whose leverage would be diminished to extract further spending cuts from Mr. Mr. Graves, an ally of Mr. McCarthy, said a two-year deal could be acceptable if Democrats are willing to cap future spending growth and agree to larger cuts.and House Republicans remain far apart, they are beginning to shape the outlines of a deal.
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