A barrier to stop vehicles stands in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023.
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WASHINGTON — High-stakes negotiations over raising the debit limit abruptly got here to a halt Friday on Capitol Hill, after Republican negotiators walked out of the room and blamed the White House for holding up the talks.
“Until individuals are willing to have reasonable conversations about how you possibly can actually move forward and do the correct thing, then we’re not gonna sit here and confer with ourselves,” Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., told reporters.
“We decided to press pause since it’s just not productive,” he added. Graves said he didn’t know if talks would resume this weekend.
Financial markets dipped on the news, which got here after a positive week of talks that signaled a deal was close.
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