Debt Deal Clears First Hurdle, Faces Uncertain Future in House and Senate

Debt Deal Clears First Hurdle, Faces Uncertain Future in House and Senate

THE SIGNAL

The House Rules Committee on Wednesday night approved a measure to temporarily suspend the federal debt limit and impose discretionary spending caps and set up a final House vote – though the future of the package remains uncertain in the lower chamber – then a vote in the Senate.Despite opposition from some of the committee’s conservative lawmakers, including GOP Reps. Chip Roy, Texas, and Ralph Norman, S.C., the GOP-led committee voted seven-to-six to advance the legislation to a floor debate, as early a …

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