Biden-McCarthy Debt Pact Moves to Senate After Clearing House With Aid from Democrats, as Speaker Faces Fractured GOP Conference

Conservatives among the narrow Republican House majority warned of possibly trying to oust the speaker over the compromise.

AP/Jose Luis Magana
Speaker McCarthy at the Capitol on May 31, 2023. AP/Jose Luis Magana

WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House overwhelmingly approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending the deal that President Biden and Speaker McCarthy negotiated to the Senate for swift passage in a matter of days, before a fast-approaching deadline.

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