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Debt ceiling: Massie files payment prioritization amendment ahead of rules vote

By Brady Knox
Published May 30, 2023 9:41pm ET
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Debt ceiling: Massie files payment prioritization amendment ahead of rules vote
FILE - Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., makes a point in the House Rules Committee as Republicans advance a bill to disapprove of action by the District of Columbia Council on a local voting rights act and a criminal code revision, at the Capitol in Washington.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed an amendment Tuesday that would require the Treasury to prioritize payments using a five-tiered structure and indicated he would vote in favor of the debt deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden.

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