Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday was trying to contain a revolt from rightwing lawmakers opposed to his debt agreement with President Joe Biden, as both sides moved to sell their parties on a deal to prevent a looming US default.
McCarthy defended the pact ahead of a high-stakes vote expected on Wednesday in the lower chamber of Congress, leaving just days before the US is predicted to run out of cash to pay all its bills on June 5.
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