Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said his party would support an extension of the federal debt ceiling into December, a move that would head off a historic default with a heavy economic toll.
GOP debt limit stonewalling 'disgraceful' -Biden
REPORTER: "Can you guarantee that the U.S. will not breach the debt ceiling, that that will not happen?"BIDEN: "No, I can't."President Joe Biden on Monday said he couldn't guarantee that the U.S. won't breach its debt limit unless Republicans join Democrats in voting to raise it...BIDEN: "That's up to Mitch McConnell."...
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