U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters after voting on the House floor in the midst of ongoing legislative wrangling over whether to raise the United States' debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a bipartisan bill to suspend the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, just five days before the deadline to avoid a crippling default.
Voting continued on the legislation, which must also be approved by the Democratic-majority Senate before President Joe Biden can sign the measure into law.
(Reporting by David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Costas Pitas; Editing by Scott Malone)
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