House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Republicans' passage of legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut trillions of dollars in spending over the next decade was akin to a 'ransom note.'
The New York Democrat stuck by President Biden’s refusal to negotiate spending cuts ahead of a meeting this week at the White House with top congressional leaders as Washington stares down an early June deadline when the U.S. will default on its debt.
Even with their razor-thin majority, House Republicans last month narrowly passed legislation to avoid default and return spending to 2022 levels while rolling back other federal spending approved under Mr. Biden.
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