United States President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has held a sit-down meeting with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss raising the country’s debt ceiling, which limits how much the federal government can borrow to pay its accounts.But once again, a solution to the country’s impending debt crisis remains elusive as the government hurtles towards the prospect of running out of funds as early as June.Still, McCarthy struck a note of optimism as he left the White House on Monday. “I think the tone tonight was better than any other time we’ve had discussions,” McCarthy told reporters at a press conference. “I felt it was productive.”
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