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Democrats say Trump agrees to raise the debt ceiling, fund government for 3 months as part of Harvey aid deal - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 7, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary Wednesday and cut a deal with Democrats to fund the government and raise the federal borrowing limit for three months, all part of an agreement to speed money to Harvey relief. In the course of a relatively brief negotiating session at the White House, Trump largely sided with Democratic leaders as they pushed for the three-month deal. He brushed aside calls from Republican congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a longer extension to the debt limit, which Republicans had been aiming for to avoid having to take another vote on the politically toxic issue before the 2018 elections. Trump then boarded a plane to North Dakota with Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, in an effort to garner bipartisan support for tax legislation that Republican leaders are crafting on a purely partisan basis. That continued the day of bizarre disconnects between the president and the leaders of his party. ‘‘We had a very good meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,’’ Trump told reporters on Air Force One, not bothering to mention House Speaker Paul Ryan or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who also were present. ‘‘We agreed to a three-month extension on debt ceiling, which they consider to be sacred, very important.’’ ‘‘We ... Link to the full article to read more

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