House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
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June 1, 2023
Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press
The U.S. Capitol is seen on a sunset Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House vote on the debt-limit bill.
WASHINGTON - Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.
The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative - a devastating economic upheaval if Congress failed to act. Tensions ran high throughout the day as hard-right Republicans refused the deal, while Democrats said ''extremist'' GOP views were risking a debt default as soon as next week.
With the House vote of 314-117, the bill now heads to the Senate with passage expected by week's end.
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