real frenzy of activity around this case. so, i promise we will return to that as soon as we have it. let s turn our attentions to the united states. the house of representatives has approved a deal to allow the us to borrow more money, days before the world s biggest economy would have started defaulting on its debt. the measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314 to 117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. the us senate must vote on the bill later this week before presidentjoe biden can sign it into law. joining me now is martin baccardax, senior editor, thestreet.com. was it game, set and match to biden on this deal? i think, to some degree, he can claim an incredible victory here, although ultimately he did want to separate this debt ceiling negotiation from his budget, and he had to concede at least some spending cuts along the way. so, he didn t get precisely what you wanted, but as you indicated, there was tremendous bipartisan support for the deal, including r
democrats hold enough votes in the chamber, including kamala harris, who could cast the deciding vote if it were to be a deadlock. i think it will head through the senate without a great deal of trouble. there might be some mechanics along the way, in terms ofjust timing and whether or not it gets to the president s desk by thejune the 5th deadline. but sound is s comments are indicative of some of the criticisms reflected by progressive democrats. bernie sanders s comments. but i don t think they will be significant enough to bring the agreement to a halt. kevin mccarthy has withstood fierce resistance from republicans to look up this deal. look up this deal. does that surrise look up this deal. does that surprise you look up this deal. does that surprise you at look up this deal. does that surprise you at all? - look up this deal. does that surprise you at all? it - look up this deal. does thatj surprise you at all? it does. look up this deal. does that. surprise you at all?