- While he is under attack from activists on the left and right for the debt deal he cut with President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have drawn up an agreement that voters will like.
- Two polls indicate that what Americans wanted most was a deal that froze or cut spending in return for raising the debt ceiling so that the nation doesn’t default on its loans.
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McCarthy And Biden May Have Threaded The Needle On Debt Crisis: Polls
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., returns to his office after talking to reporters about the debt limit negotiations prior to his meeting with President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
