House Democrats are circulating what's known as a discharge petition in order to try and force a vote on a clean increase to the debt limit.
PUBLISHED 10:05 AM EDT May 17, 2023As President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., haggle over raising the country’s borrowing power, House Democrats are moving forward with an effort to bypass their Republican colleagues in the majority and force a vote on a clean increase to the debt limit.
In a letter to colleagues on Wednesday morning, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., expressed his support for the measure, which would require the signatures of 218 members of the House – meaning five House Republicans would need to break ranks with their party and back the motion. Jeffries was one of the participants in a meeting of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other members of congressional leadership on Tuesday, including Speaker McCarthy.
Both sides appeared to emerge from Tuesday’s meeting with some semblance of optimism, though Speaker McCarthy said that the sides are still far apart. Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell will take the lead in negotiations for the Democratic side, while Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., a key McCarthy ally who has been a point person for the speaker on debt and budget issues, will represent Republicans."There is still work to do," Biden said.
"It's disappointing that our discussions in the congressional Republicans have not been willing to discuss raising revenues, but policy differences between the parties should not stop Congress from avoiding default," Biden continued. "I made clear again in today's meeting that default is not an option. America pays its debts, pays its bills, and there will be plenty of time to debate the policy differences.
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