Administration claims it’s not divided over the debt ceiling

Published June 2, 2017 4:36pm ET



Trump administration officials downplayed differences among them over attaching conditions to an increase in the federal debt ceiling Friday, portraying their differing statements on the issue as normal, given their distinct roles.

As it stands, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called on Congress to pass a “clean” bill to raise the debt ceiling before leaving for August recess. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, on the other hand, told the Washington Examiner this week that his preference was to attach spending reforms to legislation to lift the debt ceiling from its current $20 trillion level.

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