Debt ceiling politics divide Congress.
TL;DR
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer declined to guarantee that the U.S. will not default on its debts as debt ceiling brinksmanship continues in Washington. House Republicans passed their own debt ceiling proposal last week, but it has almost no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate, and President Joe Biden has vowed to veto it if it reaches his desk. The U.S. is projected to run out of cash to continue paying its obligations as early as June if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling by then.
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- House GOP Whip Tom Emmer declines to outright guarantee U.S. will not default on its debts USA TODAY
- With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war The Washington Post
- No. 3 House Republican defends party's debt ceiling bill CNN
- Sen. Schumer slams GOP debt ceiling plan as 'dagger to the heart of New York' New York Daily News
- Congressional Democrats splinter on debt ceiling strategy Axios
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