Republicans Stalk Out Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Bloomberg News reports:

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top debt-ceiling negotiators walked out of negotiations Friday morning, an abrupt reversal from optimistic signals on progress from both sides a day earlier. The Republican team’s departure from the closed-door session about an hour after it began Friday morning threw into doubt the status of talks to avoid a US default. One person familiar with the talks said it wasn’t a specific issue but ranged broadly across GOP budget-cutting demands.

“Look, they’re just unreasonable,” Republican Representative Garret Graves said, adding that the talks were on a “pause.” Graves’ comments come a day after McCarthy said he could see a deal coming together with a House vote next week. McCarthy, who was not present at the meeting, returned the Capitol shortly after and reiterated his support for spending cuts. Graves said he did not know if the negotiators would meet again Friday or over the weekend.

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