Debt Limit Deal Faces Its First Challenge Tuesday Before Key House Committee

Should three Republicans and all four of the Democrats on the House Rules committee oppose passage, then the agreement would be stalled.

AP/Mary Altaffer
The national debt clock at Manhattan on May 25, 2023. AP/Mary Altaffer

The debt limit deal negotiated by President Biden and Speaker McCarthy — one that includes spending cuts, new regulations on welfare programs, and expedited permitting for energy projects — faces its next hurdle Tuesday in the House Rules Committee, where key opponents of the bill hold power. 

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