House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, here in Washington, DC, on March 10, made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday to back his debt ceiling plan.
Mandatory Credit:	Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/File

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, here in Washington, DC, on March 10, made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday to back his debt ceiling plan.
Mandatory Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/File

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McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan

Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn't have to include everything they want, it will help get him to the negotiating table.