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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) plans to vote for the House’s proposed debt ceiling bill and credits House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) with working with Republicans to build consensus around it.

During a portion of an interview with NPR released on Thursday, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients said that House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) proposal to claw back unspent COVID relief funds as part of a package of

White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients says President Joe Biden won’t negotiate over spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling with Republicans in Congress.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday that the Republican debt ceiling is a “step in the right direction.”

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who is up for reelection in a red state, slammed President Joe Biden’s “deficiency of leadership” while praising House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for proposing a debt ceiling plan.

During an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young responded to a push by House Republicans to claw back unspent COVID money in exchange for raising the debt ceiling by stating that the unspent

Senate conservatives applauded Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) and House Republicans’ plan to raise the debt limit with spending cuts.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Republican leadership unveiled the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, a bill that aims to raise the debt ceiling while tackling America’s national deficit.

Voters support cutting federal spending before raising the debt ceiling, according to an American Action Network (AAN) poll of voters in 87 battleground congressional districts.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a question on whether there are any proposals — like clawing back unspent COVID relief funds — for raising the debt ceiling that he

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that, apart from the conditions House Republicans have placed on lifting the debt ceiling, only raising the debt ceiling for a year “makes no sense”

Two vocal House Freedom Caucus members shot back at the Biden administration after it suggested Tuesday the pair were participating in “dangerous brinkmanship” and seeking “ransom” for a debt limit deal because of their aim to rescind the so-called Inflation Reduction Act as part of the negotiations.

House Republican leadership said during a conference meeting on Tuesday that the House will vote on a plan to raise the debt ceiling with spending cuts and other reforms next week.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) stated that House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s plan on the debt ceiling largely reflects what the Freedom Caucus has proposed, but he wants

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reportedly said Monday that he believes there are 218 votes to pass House Republicans’ forthcoming debt ceiling resolution, which he said contains measures to limit federal spending, save taxpayers’ money, and “grow the economy.”

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that he’s “very concerned about the debt ceiling” and that investors are right to have concerns about the debt ceiling because President Joe Biden still

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that someone is telling President Joe Biden not to negotiate over raising the debt ceiling because “politically, we’re in good shape, let’s make them play their hand out.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) offered to make President Joe Biden a “soft food” lunch in order to meet in person to talk about the debt limit.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said that the White House has ignored outreach from the House on negotiating an agreement on the debt ceiling and that House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is asking

The House Freedom Caucus had sharp words for the White House’s rejection of its budget proposal on Monday, underscoring that hardline conservatives in the House are entirely at odds with President Joe Biden on spending plans ahead of the looming debt ceiling battle.

Call it the luck of the Irish: President Joe Biden, a Democrat, hinted at agreeing to negotiate with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt ceiling during remarks at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon, a shift from Biden’s initial position of wanting to pass a clean debt ceiling increase with no negotiations.

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News in no uncertain terms that the House of Representatives this year will not pass a clean debt ceiling hike without spending cuts and that the House will not raise taxes.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday host Matt Boyle that pro-economic growth policies are the best way to offset the $31.3 trillion national debt.

The conservative House Freedom Caucus introduced on Friday a list of demands to aggressively rein in government spending, saying the group needed its demands met before it would be willing to raise the national debt ceiling and prevent a potential default.

Texas Republican Chip Roy delivered a scathing speech addressing his party’s inaction over the economy and border security, while reprimanding fellow lawmakers for not living up to their campaign promises.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) called out Democrats for refusing to negotiate “reasonable and responsible” spending reforms with Republicans on Thursday amid the debt ceiling stand-off.

A formerly-confidential memo from half a century ago suggests that the Federal Reserve may have a failsafe in the event of a protracted debt ceiling fight.

The U.S. is extremely unlikely to default on its debt, no matter how badly the negotiations over the debt ceiling break down.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) said on Breitbart News Saturday that the House’s ability to offer amendments on the floor is one of the vital pathways to cutting spending as lawmakers look for a compromise to raise the debt ceiling.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has a different view than other Republicans such as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy or former President Donald Trump when it comes to Social Security and Medicare: Pence is pushing Republicans to back big-scale changes to the programs to address long-term solvency concerns.

Joe Biden introduced legislation that would sunset all federal programs, including social security, every four years in 1975 when he was a United States senator from Delaware.

President Joe Biden suggested Thursday that he was open to negotiating with Republicans over the debt ceiling after they vehemently rejected his claim that they were seeking social security and medicare cuts at the State of the Union while millions watched.

President Joe Biden inaccurately claimed Republicans are either seeking cuts to social security or want to “sunset” it altogether.

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) spoke to Breitbart News on Tuesday ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address about the power House Republicans have to rein in government spending this year.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that he is behind House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) push for tying spending cuts to the debt ceiling and pointed out

Rep. Mary Miller said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday that the drawn out speaker race election was a “big victory” because it united House Republicans ahead of the anticipated debt ceiling fight with the White House and Democrat-controlled Senate.