House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday mustered just enough votes to pass the House GOP proposal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit after several last-minute changes to appease Rep…
after several last-minute changes to appease Republican holdouts.
“I think all of us are very pleased that the speaker looked at things, and was willing to engage in conversation and to make the acknowledgment that they were being addressed retroactively,” Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told reporters before the vote.
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