Legislation brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lift the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling and achieve new federal spending cuts passed an important hurdle, advancing to the full House of Representatives for an expected vote on passage on Wednesday.
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