House Republicans want to require more people seeking federal assistance to find jobs, thrusting a long-running debate over aid for poor Americans into the middle of a battle with Democrats over raising the debt limit
House Republicans’ bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit in exchange for deep spending cuts passed on Wednesday. The bill is aimed at sparking negotiations with President Biden. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images.
House Republicans’ bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit in exchange for deep spending cuts passed on Wednesday. The bill is aimed at sparking negotiations with President Biden. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesUnited States Latest News, United States Headlines
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