The debate in Congress regarding the nation’s debt ceiling has hit another speed bump, with Democrats claiming the talks are going in the wrong direction.
The snag in productivity in debt ceiling negotiations comes as the deadline to address the ceiling is still set for June 1, which as of Saturday is less than two weeks away. Republicans and Democrats are both in disagreement over how to address the debt ceiling, with the latter party arguing that Republicans are demanding more from the discussions, according to Punchbowl News.
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“Democrats in the White House and on Capitol Hill say negotiations are going in the wrong direction,” a reporter from the outlet wrote on social media. “They say republicans’ demands keep going further to the right.”
NEW — Democrats in the White House and on Capitol Hill say negotiations are going in the wrong direction. They say republicans’ demands keep going further to the right.
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— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 20, 2023
The issue of the debt ceiling has also been set back by President Joe Biden being out of the country at the moment. However, the president has stated he is “not at all” worried about the stalled negotiations.
“The first meetings weren’t all that progressive, the second ones were, the third one was.”
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced the Senate will move forward with its planned May recess, which will end on May 30. Both the May recess and Biden being out of town ahead of the impending deadline have been criticized by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).
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In a recently released poll, a majority of people in the United States are hoping that spending cuts will be part of the deal that Biden and Congress come to over the debt ceiling.
Among respondents in the poll, 63% want terms on reducing the federal budget deficit included with any debt limit increase, with 71% of Republicans wanting terms on reducing the budget deficit and 58% of Democrats wanting the same.
