Democrats are starting to acknowledge that even the best possible deal President Biden can strike with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt limit will present a loss for the party.
Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill expressed frustration that Republicans appeared to be in the driver’s seat. Republicans have rebuffed Mr. Biden’s push to close tax loopholes and expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, while forcing the White House to haggle over spending caps and welfare work requirements.
“I’m deeply disappointed that [GOP spending cuts weren’t] immediately met with demands for revenue increases,” Mr. Phillips, Minnesota Democrat, said. “You’re negotiating against yourself if you’re not asking for something.” At least one Democratic lawmaker told The Washington Times that Mr. Biden was to blame for having waited so long to start negotiations.
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