Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused"unpatriotic" Republicans of using a potential default to advance their political interests, the latest attack in House Democrats' debt ceiling messaging war.
One of their top priorities is salvaging veterans’ benefits, which Democrats argue would be gutted in the GOP debt limit bill that narrowly passed the House last month. Republicans have rejected that cuts to veterans are on the table. “It's my expectation that those cuts that have been proposed by Republicans that they are trying to extract as a result of holding the economy hostage and continuing to threaten default will not be before Congress because of the advocacy of the veterans services organizations and the efficacy of these members and President Biden and Democrats continuing to hold the line,” Jeffries said.
McCarthy said negotiators have made “good progress” in talks late Wednesday night, noting teams were up “well past midnight” to put together a deal. Republicans are not expected to meet with White House negotiators again on Thursday, but the speaker said they remain in communication and will be working “24/7” until they come to an agreement.
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