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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mark Moore

Republican Plan To Avert Government Shutdown Scraps Extending Debt Ceiling: Reports

House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses reporters Thursday night on Capitol Hill about effort to craft a spending bill and avert a government shutdown. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House Republicans struggling to cobble together a spending measure after two earlier attempts this week failed are looking at three separate proposals to avert a government shutdown - but none of them contains President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a debt ceiling extension, according to reports.

As recently as Friday morning, Trump was calling for Congress to either get rid of the "ridiculous" debt ceiling or extend it to 2029, saying, "Without this, we should never make a deal."

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