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US House passes bipartisan bill to raise debt ceiling, avoid default

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters after voting on the House floor to increase the debt ceiling, in Washington, DC, 31 May 2023. © Jonathan Ernst, Reuters

Lawmakers agreed on a bill that looks to avoid a catastrophic default of the United States. The text will now go to the Senate for approval.

Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.

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