Kathleen Hunter and Catherine Dodge
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the House will have the votes to approve a compromise plan to raise the U.S. debt limit by at least $2.1 trillion and slash federal spending by $2.4 trillion or more.
“We’re going to have the votes we need to pass this measure,” Cantor, a Virginia Republican, told reporters.
The House plans to vote today on the agreement after a months-long struggle over raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before the nation’s borrowing capacity expires tomorrow. The measure cleared a House procedural hurdle on a 249-178 vote. The Senate will vote tomorrow, said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell . . . . . . .
“We’re going to have the votes we need to pass this measure,” Cantor, a Virginia Republican, told reporters.
The House plans to vote today on the agreement after a months-long struggle over raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before the nation’s borrowing capacity expires tomorrow. The measure cleared a House procedural hurdle on a 249-178 vote. The Senate will vote tomorrow, said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell . . . . . . .
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