Biden to meet with congressional leaders to discuss debt ceiling deal

Published May 8, 2023 at 7:06 AM CDT

President Biden is planning to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House to try to reach a deal to keep the country from crashing up against the debt ceiling.

NPR Congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales talks with host Peter O’Dowd.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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