House passes compromise deal to raise debt limit, despite opposition from Northwest lawmakers in both parties

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61% : It also streamlines the permitting process for energy projects, ends the pause on student loan repayments and expands work requirements for some federal benefits.
35% : While he credited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with securing "some Republican victories" in his negotiations with President Joe Biden, Fulcher said he couldn't justify "the debt implications that the legislation poses to Idahoans and fellow Americans.""We should never have been in this situation," Fulcher said in a statement, blaming Biden for initially refusing to negotiate with House Republicans after they passed a bill that would have sharply cut federal spending.
32% : WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the nation's borrowing limit and end the threat of economic disaster - which the House's Republican majority used to extract concessions from Democrats to limit federal spending - despite Northwest lawmakers from both parties opposing the compromise.

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