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      U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Grand Staircase of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2023. ​

      Progressives Rip Effort to Insert Dirty Deal Into Debt Ceiling Hostage Agreement

      "These dangerous and dirty permitting deals are a matter of life and death for millions of people across our country who are already overburdened by decades of fossil fuel pollution," warned one campaigner.

      Jessica Corbett
      May 25, 2023

      Climate action advocates responded with outraged alarm Thursday to reporting that U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans may try to strike a "dirty deal" on permitting reforms as part of an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.

      The deliberations continue as fears of an economically catastrophic default are growing, with just a week until the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills if Congress doesn't increase the debt limit, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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