FILE - (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talk as they depart the U.S. Capitol following the Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Saint Patricks Day March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty I WASHINGTON - Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S.
House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives and some progressive dissent.Biden is sending top White House officials to meet early Wednesday at the Capitol to shore up support ahead of voting.
McCarthy is working furiously to sell skeptical fellow Republicans, even fending off challenges to his leadership, in the rush to avert a potentially disastrous U.S.
default.RELATED: These billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury has in cash, report saysDespite deep disappointment from right-flank Republicans that the compromise falls short of the spending cuts they demanded, McCarthy insisted he would have the votes needed to ensure approval."We’re going to pass the bill," McCarthy said as he exited a lengthy Tuesday night meeting at the Capitol.Quick approval by the House and later in the week the Senate would ensure government checks will continue to go out to Social Security recipients, veterans and others and would prevent financial upheaval at home and abroad.