If Biden and McCarthy reach an agreement, as likely as Sunday, Congress could struggle to get enough votes to pass before June, when the Treasury Department warns the government will be unable to pay all its bills. may be unable to.
Some hardline Republicans may push back against any increase in the debt ceiling, while some progressive Democrats voiced opposition to the working cap after spending months calling for a “clean” increase without conditions.
Liberal Democrats, including Senator Raphael Warnock and Representative Ro Khanna, put Biden on notice that they do not support more stringent requirements for existing legislation.