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US House Hardliners Could Try to Block Debt-Ceiling Deal Without Robust Cuts

President Joe Biden and Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have voiced growing confidence

US House Hardliners Could Try to Block Debt-Ceiling Deal Without Robust Cuts

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