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https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-leaders-press-for-support-ahead-of-debt-ceiling-vote-36d116f

Biden, McCarthy Gain Support for Debt-Ceiling Deal but Chokepoints Await

While defections have so far been limited, the bipartisan deal faces procedural hurdles to meet June 5 deadline

By Sabrina Siddiqui
, Lindsay Wise
 and Andrew Duehren
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. WSJ’s David Harrison breaks down what to know about the deal and its path through Congress. Photo illustration: Kaitlyn Wang

WASHINGTON—President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared on track to gain enough bipartisan support to suspend the debt limit, so far confining dissent to the progressive and conservative wings of their parties, though procedural chokepoints could still complicate the race to avoid default. 

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