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Kaine frustrated by Manchin pipeline deal: Washington Photos of the Week

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The House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation this week to raise the debt ceiling with both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) praising the compromise to avoid default.

The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 cleared Congress with broad support in a 314 -117 vote in the House on Wednesday and a 63-36 vote in the Senate on Thursday. The legislation suspends the debt limit through January 2025, reduces budget deficits by $1.5 trillion over the decade, claws back certain funding for the IRS and unspent coronavirus funds, and expands work requirements for food assistance programs.

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Tucked in the legislation was language to fast-track the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a top priority for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). The expedited permitting process for the natural gas project drew the ire of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who balked at not being consulted for a pipeline that runs through his state.

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Kaine authored an amendment Thursday evening to strike the Mountain Valley Pipeline from the debt ceiling legislation, citing “my constituents’ deep concerns.” His effort failed in a 30-69 vote, and Kaine ultimately voted in favor of the overall legislation.

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Here’s a look at scenes from the debt ceiling debate during the week of May 29, 2023, captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.

Kaine unsuccessfully tries to strike the Mountain Valley Pipeline from debt ceiling bill

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) walks off the Senate floor, on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Kaine voiced frustration at the White House for not consulting him about the Mountain Valley Pipeline completion deal inside the debt ceiling bill. The pipeline would transport gas across northwest West Virginia through southern Virginia.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Biden prevented cuts proposed by ‘right-wing extremists’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. During his remarks, Jeffries said he will support the debt ceiling legislation and that "President Biden protected the American people from the types of devastating cuts proposed by right-wing extremists."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. During his remarks, Jeffries said he will support the debt ceiling legislation and that “President Biden protected the American people from the types of devastating cuts proposed by right-wing extremists.”

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McCarthy gets majority of House GOP to back debt ceiling bill despite strong opposition from Freedom Caucus members

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by reporters and security detail as he walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

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Biden said the bipartisan legislation averted a crisis and an ‘economic collapse’

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at the White House from New Castle, Delaware, on May 30, 2023. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) came to a deal to raise the debt ceiling which was passed by the Senate on Thursday.

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Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young quips she ran out of clean clothes during debt ceiling talks

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young speaks during a news briefing at the White House, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. During her remarks, Young said “I don’t have time to do laundry or take anything to the dry cleaner,” referring to the two-week debt ceiling negotiations between the Biden Administration and House Republicans, in order to avoid default.

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Sen. Mike Lee rejected the Fiscal Responsibility Act, saying ‘McCarthy got played‘ by Biden

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) takes questions from reporters about the debt ceiling bill passed by the House. Lee voted no, and voiced strong opposition to the bill saying the Biden and McCarthy deal was not a comprehensive plan to tackle to nation’s debt.

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