The 'Tricky Politics' of the Debt Ceiling Negotiations

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 22, 2023

Negotiations on the debt ceiling are continuing as the June 1 deadline for a default looms. Catie Edmondson, Congressional correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the "tricky politics" of the negotiations, where Republicans are holding out for steep spending cuts and changes to social safety net programs in exchange for raising the limit, which some Democrats won't accept.

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