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House Rules Committee Hearing Of Debt Limit Bill Underway

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The House Rules Committee has convened to consider the debt limit bill negotiated by the White House and House Republicans.

  • Livestream and committee details: https://rules.house.gov/video/rules-committee-hear...
  • The Committee will decide on the rules surrounded the bill and whether or not to discharge the bill for a vote of the House floor.
  • There is some uncertainly over whether conservative House Republicans, who are deeply opposed to the bill, have the votes required to block the bill.
  • Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY), one of the conservatives Republicans on the panel, and widely considered the swing vote on the legislation, held a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) earlier this afternoon.
  • The panel is expected to allow passage of the bill but the conservative Republicans are currently under immense pressure from the House Freedom Caucus to vote down the legisaltion.

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