Top Republicans negotating a debt ceiling solution with the White House discontinued talks, signifying at least a temporary breakdown in the reconciliation process.
After a meeting with White House officials in the Capitol, Republicans said they were leaving because the two sides were still too far apart to continue the in-person debate.
Republican lawmakers asserted that the White House needed to make concessions before any more progress could be made.
“We’ve got to get movement by the White House, and we don’t have any movement yet. So, yeah, we’ve gotta pause,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (D-Calif.) said after leaving the negotiations….