A deal was still not struck between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday before House lawmakers headed for holiday recess.
Democratic House members are getting restless as deliberations regarding the debt ceiling continue to come up short of finding a solution ahead of the nation’s estimated default date.
The White House has been fighting with the Republican-controlled House for months to raise the federal debt limit, with GOP lawmakers demanding to see spending cuts before agreeing to a deal. Lawmakers narrowly passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act in April offering details of what Republicans want to see before agreeing to raise President Joe Biden’s borrowing limit, although Democrats in the Senate have already promised to shoot the bill down upon its arrival.
Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy again on Thursday in an effort to strike a deal, but no bill was finalized before sending House lawmakers to recess ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. House members are not scheduled to return until June 5, although Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on the chamber’s floor on Wednesday that lawmakers will be given a 24-hour notice to return to Washington, D.
