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Biden declares 'America will not default,' says he's confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers

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President Joe Biden is declaring he's confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. Biden made his remarks

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  1. Forbes

    McCarthy: Biden Wants A Default—Not A Deal—On Debt Ceiling (opens Forbes)

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    The U.S. could default on its debt as soon as June 1 if Congress fails to raise the borrowing threshold, the Treasury has warned.

  2. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Biden declares 'America will not default,' says he's confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    President Joe Biden is declaring he's confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. Biden made his remarks

  3. amNewYork

    Biden confident ‘America will not default,’ expects budget deal with GOP lawmakers (opens amNewYork)

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    “I’m confident that we’ll get the agreement on the budget and America will not default,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    WATCH LIVE: Biden Delivers Remarks on Deal to Avert First-Ever National Default (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks on preventing a first-ever government default before he boards Air Force One for an overseas trip to attend the Group of Seven Summit in Australia. Biden was publicly upbeat after a roughly hourlong meeting Tuesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in th…

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden Delivers Remarks on Deal to Avert First-Ever National Default (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks on preventing a first-ever government default before he boards Air Force One for an overseas trip to attend the Group of Seven Summit. Biden was publicly upbeat after a roughly hourlong meeting Tuesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office…

  6. Voice of America

    Biden Tries to Ease Fears of Government Default Amid Budget Talks (opens Voice of America)

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    US president ‘confident that we'll get the agreement on the budget and America will not default’

  7. Axios

    Biden, McCarthy confident US will avoid default (opens Axios)

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    Leaders negotiate outlines of a budget deal as the June 1 debt ceiling looms.

  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden Says He's ‘Confident America Will Not Default' as Negotiations on Debt Limit Continue (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    President Joe Biden said he’s confident a deal to raise the country’s legal borrowing limit will be struck with Republicans in Congress as the U.S. government pushes closer to defaulting for the first time.

  9. New York Times

    Biden Says He Is Confident America Will Not Default on Its Debts (opens New York Times)

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    Speaking just moments before he left for a diplomatic trip overseas, President Biden said a default would be “catastrophic.”

  10. Bangor Daily News

    Joe Biden declares 'America will not default' (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Joe Biden's upbeat remarks comes as negotiators began meeting to unlock a path for raising the debt limit as soon as June 1.

  11. Triblive

    Biden declares 'America will not default' — confident of deal with GOP lawmakers (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive as he prepared to leave for a global summit in Japan.

  12. Portland Press Herald

    Biden declares ‘America will not default,’ says he’s confident of budget deal with Republicans (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Biden and McCarthy tasked a handful of representatives to try and close out a final deal, with negotiations beginning late Tuesday.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Biden confident of budget deal; ‘America will not default’ (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive.

  14. Fortune

    Biden says he's 'confident' about an agreement to avoid a US debt default because 'there's no alternative' (opens Fortune)

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    The president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tasked a handful of negotiators to try and close out a final deal.

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