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President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart on Wednesday for an eight-day trip to Asia even as the White House has failed to reach an agreement with Congress over the debt ceiling, which must be resolved by June 1 for the United States to avoid defaulting on its loans.
Biden isn’t scheduled to return until just before Memorial Day weekend, leaving only the few days surrounding the holiday weekend for him to reach an agreement with congressional leaders. The visit conflicts with the president’s claim last week that the debt ceiling issue is the “single most important thing that’s on the agenda.
