Trump sides with democrats on interim debt-limit fix - Bloomberg

US President Trump, after meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House, told reporters that they agreed to a three-month extension on the debt ceiling, as reported by Bloomberg.

Key quotes (via Bloomberg):

  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he’ll add the spending and debt-limit extensions to the Hurricane Harvey relief package passed by the House earlier in the day.
  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: The president agreed with Senator Schumer and Congresswoman Pelosi to do a three-month CR and debt ceiling until December.
  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: His feeling was that we needed to come together to not create a picture of divisiveness at a time of genuine national crisis.

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