Senate Republicans sit out debt ceiling fight

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Senate Republicans say any plan to raise the debt ceiling will need to originate in the House, leaving negotiations to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he faces a push by his right flank to demand spending cuts as part of any extension of the country’s borrowing limit.

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