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Democratic Pressure Mounts on Biden as He Works to Strike Debt Ceiling Deal With McCarthy

Democratic Pressure Mounts on Biden as He Works to Strike Debt Ceiling Deal With McCarthy
President Joe Biden speaks during a Rose Garden event announcing the nomination of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman at the White House in Washington on May 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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President Joe Biden has come under pressure as Democrats in Congress are dissatisfied with how the debt ceiling talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have progressed and may vote against a deal that they believe compromises too much.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a warning on May 25 to Biden and McCarthy that members of his caucus wouldn’t automatically accept any debt-ceiling compromise made between the two if it violates the party’s core principles.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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