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Two top congressional Republicans on Sunday called on President Biden to act in order to avert a looming federal debt crisis.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Biden to sit at the negotiating table with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the US would not default on its debt — as long as the Senate and White House “recognize the gravity of the problem.”
“We just passed a bill through the House. And we’ve been very vocal. It’s been over two months since President Biden has sat down with Speaker McCarthy to have negotiations. President Biden is clearly trying to run out the clock and create a debt crisis. That’s irresponsible,” Scalise said on ABC’s “This Week.”
The GOP-led House passed a bill Thursday that would prevent the country from defaulting on its $31 trillion deficit next month by raising the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.
