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The US House of Representatives has voted to pass a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion.
Most of the members of the US House of Representatives voted to pass the bill, according to the American “Al-Hurra” satellite channel, today, Thursday, five days before the deadline for avoiding the default of the United States for the first time on paying its debts, as 314 representatives voted in favor of it, while 117 opposed and voted. against him. According to the Middle East News Agency reported Thursday morning and added
The bill is scheduled to be referred to the Senate for approval before it is submitted to President Joe Biden for signature into law.
Following the vote, US President Joe Biden said in a statement that the House of Representatives had taken a decisive step forward to prevent the first-ever default and protect the historic economic recovery of the United States.
Biden called on the Senate to pass the bill as quickly as possible so that it could sign it into law.
For his part, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, "The adoption of the Fiscal Responsibility Act is a critical first step to getting America back on the right track."
McCarthy stressed during a press conference that the bill provides for "the largest budget cut in American history."