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	Podcast:		Celestial Blood
	Episode:		Party agendas tower over debt ceiling negotiations
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2023-01-20 08:00:00
	Description:		The Treasury Department started to enact “extraordinary measures” this week to keep paying the federal government’s bills after hitting the debt ceiling. But Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicts those efforts will only last until June before the country defaults. Congress must now raise or suspend the debt ceiling so the government can keep the cash flowing. But Republicans want to slash spending for entitlement programs while the Biden administration has made it clear it won’t negotiate. What’s really behind the hard stances from both parties? Plus, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar were once again granted seats on House committees after being kicked off in 2021 by a Democratic-led Congress. What does this tell us about how the GOP plans to use its slim House majority? And Israel is moving toward a dangerous path away from democracy with Benjamin Netanyahu’s reinstatement as prime minister. Is now the time for Biden to take a stance?
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