GOP leaders reverse course and change debt limit bill in push to pass bill

House Speaker Kevin mccarthy walking yet avoiding talking details on whether he has the 218 votes. He needs to raise the debt ceiling with *** razor thin majority and divergent interests. Iowa House Republicans oppose *** provision repealing ethanol subsidies. Florida Republican representative Matt Gates wants stricter work requirements for Medicaid recipients. I'm working to make sure that those cuts aren't aspirational. Mccarthy had vowed he would not change his plan for *** one year debt limit increase and deep spending cuts yet with an expected vote this week. Here's how he answered. When asked if he would change the bill. I will let you know. No, I think I'd be quoting Donald Trump but even Donald Trump said, I can't imagine anyone ever thinking of using the debt ceiling as *** negotiating wedge. The White House said in *** statement House Republicans must address the debt limit without demands and conditions if presented with the act as it stands now, the president vows to veto it. It might as well be called the default on America Act because that's exactly what it is D O *** Senate Republicans chose *** different abbreviation. The White House is totally the congressional budget office estimated Tuesday mccarthy's debt limit plan would save $4.8 trillion over the next decade in Washington. I'm Emily Schmidt reporting.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his top allies have reversed course and changed their bill for raising the nation's borrowing limit 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and agreed to make two major changes overnight in a bid to pass the package Wednesday in their standoff with the White House.It's not clear if even those changes will yield enough support to pass the bill, as House Speaker McCarthy can only lose four votes in the narrowly divided House. Yet, after days of proclaiming that the bill was final and that no changes would be made, leadership caved realizing that without some of these tweaks, the bill didn't have a chance of passing.Republicans agreed to allow proposed work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries to be implemented on a quicker timetable 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a move intended to win over GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and others who had warned they would vote against the bill without such changes.Also, top Republicans agreed to remove a repeal of certain tax breaks for biofuels like ethanol 바카라 게임 웹사이트� an issue that prompted furious opposition from the four Iowa Republicans and some other midwestern lawmakers.Those changes could be enough to win the bill's passage.The measure is mainly aimed at boosting McCarthy's negotiating stance with Democrats, as both the White House has issued a veto threat for the legislation and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday described the bill as dead on arrival. Still, if McCarthy can unite his conference and force a bill through the chamber, it would be a symbolic win for GOP leadership, as the country approaches its default deadline as soon as this summer.After recessing the House Rules Committee before midnight Tuesday night, leaders scrambled behind the scenes to find a way to convince two different groups of holdouts to back their legislation. When rules came back in the early Wednesday morning hours, they had series of changes that they hope will get them the votes they need.The House could now vote as soon as Wednesday to try to pass the legislation, though GOP leaders could also delay the vote beyond Wednesday if they need additional time to wrangle members.Republicans will huddle at 9 a.m. ET for their conference meeting, which will offer some of the earliest signs if the changes were enough to win over enough Republican members to advance the bill.

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It's not clear if even those changes will yield enough support to pass the bill, as House Speaker McCarthy can only lose four votes in the narrowly divided House. Yet, after days of proclaiming that the bill was final and that no changes would be made, leadership caved realizing that without some of these tweaks, the bill didn't have a chance of passing.

Republicans agreed to allow proposed work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries to be implemented on a quicker timetable 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a move intended to win over GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and others who had warned they would vote against the bill without such changes.

Also, top Republicans agreed to remove a repeal of certain tax breaks for biofuels like ethanol 바카라 게임 웹사이트� an issue that prompted furious opposition from the four Iowa Republicans and some other midwestern lawmakers.

Those changes could be enough to win the bill's passage.

The measure is mainly aimed at boosting McCarthy's negotiating stance with Democrats, as both the White House has issued a veto threat for the legislation and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday described the bill as dead on arrival. Still, if McCarthy can unite his conference and force a bill through the chamber, it would be a symbolic win for GOP leadership, as the country approaches its default deadline as soon as this summer.

After recessing the House Rules Committee before midnight Tuesday night, leaders scrambled behind the scenes to find a way to convince two different groups of holdouts to back their legislation. When rules came back in the early Wednesday morning hours, they had series of changes that they hope will get them the votes they need.

The House could now vote as soon as Wednesday to try to pass the legislation, though GOP leaders could also delay the vote beyond Wednesday if they need additional time to wrangle members.

Republicans will huddle at 9 a.m. ET for their conference meeting, which will offer some of the earliest signs if the changes were enough to win over enough Republican members to advance the bill.

GOP leaders reverse course and change debt limit bill in push to pass bill

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