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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Debt limit meeting postponed, White House says

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A planned Friday meeting between President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders to discuss how to raise the nation’s statutory debt ceiling will be postponed until next week, the White House has said.

A White House spokesperson told The Independent on Thursday that executive branch and legislative staff will continue working on a possible deal to resolve the months-long impasse over lifting the debt limit, which restricts the amount of bonds the US Treasury may have outstanding at any given time.

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