House gives broad bipartisan approval to bill raising debt limit, sending it to Senate
Posted on AllSides May 31st, 2023
From The Left
The House voted Wednesday night to suspend the debt limit until Jan. 2, 2025, and avoid a catastrophic default as soon as Monday, The 314-117 vote sends the bill to the Senate, where leaders plan to get it to President Biden's desk by the end of the week. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) negotiated the legislation last weekend, then spend the past few days corralling votes from centrists in each party. In the end, 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats vote in favor of the legislation, while 71 Republicans...