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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the press after meeting President Joe Biden and other leaders at the White House in Washington on May 16, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Democrats are addicted to spending, and that must be stopped, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
The speaker staked out the primary objective of negotiations with President Joe Biden over increasing the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill on the morning of May 22.
