Sources with direct knowledge of the planning tell me the current strategy is for the House to pass a “clean” bill this week that funds the White House’s request for $7.85 billion for the first phase of recovery from the hurricane.
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What happens next— per multiple sources with direct knowledge — is that when the bill reaches the Senate, Republican leaders will attach a debt limit raise before sending it back to the House. (Attaching a debt ceiling raise is less controversial in the Senate than it is in the House, which has more conservative members. What I’ve described is Republican leadership’s current thinking, as of Sunday afternoon… it could still change.)
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