Crunch time for Biden, Congress on debt ceiling

Name: Crunch time for Biden, Congress on debt ceiling
Uploaded: 2023-05-18T04:40:23Z
Duration: 5 min 47 s
Description: President Biden has relented on negotiations over the looming debt ceiling crisis, agreeing to appoint surrogates to hash out details with Congressional Republicans. Punchbowl News reporter Max Cohen joins Jim on "The Final 5" with more, plus why some Republicans think Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s June 1 deadline may not be realistic.

President Biden has relented on negotiations over the looming debt ceiling crisis, agreeing to appoint surrogates to hash out details with Congressional Republicans. Punchbowl News reporter Max Cohen joins Jim on "The Final 5" with more, plus why some Republicans think Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s June 1 deadline may not be realistic.

By Jim Lokay

Posted May 18, 2023 12:40am EDT