GOP Leaders Struggle to Pass Debt Limit Bill as Biden Considers Negotiations
House GOP leaders are struggling to secure enough support to pass a debt limit bill, with a small but significant number of GOP lawmakers saying they will vote against the party's debt limit package if it hits the floor without substantial changes. The opposition appears to be enough to sink the bill, which would be an embarrassing defeat for Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Midwestern Republicans want to cut portions of the bill that would get rid of tax breaks for ethanol. The bill is to get Republicans to the negotiating table, but some members want more aggressive efforts to rein in the nation's $31.4 trillion debt.