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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 25, 2023, 06:50:35 pm
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Manchin meets with McCarthy on debt limit
by Alexander Bolton - 01/25/23 1:45 PM ET
Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Wednesday to urge the House Republican leader to negotiate with President Biden on legislation to raise the debt limit, a sign the senior West Virginia senator could play a pivotal role in bipartisan talks.
Manchin’s meeting with McCarthy comes at a time when other Democrats, including Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pa.), the ranking member on the House Budget Committee, say that Democrats should not negotiate over the debt limit.
A source familiar with the meeting said Manchin encouraged McCarthy to negotiate with Biden to find a path forward that would avoid harming the American people.
The source described the interaction as “a good meeting” and said “no commitments” were made.
more
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3830260-manchin-meets-with-mccarthy-on-debt-limit/
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Biden is the one who would not negotiate.