"The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse."Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) and Sen. Jeff Merkley leave after a news conference on debt limit at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong / Getty Images Five members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against the debt ceiling package negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and the White House on Thursday, condemning cruel provisions in the bill aimed at harming the nation's most economically vulnerable populations.
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