WASHINGTON: Any debt ceiling solution must be able to secure Democratic votes, not just House Republican's far-right caucus, a White House official said on Monday, adding that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's negotiators had moved in a more partisan direction last week.

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McCarthy's team had proposed additional nutrition program cuts and annual funding caps three times longer than any recent budget deal, while U.S. President Joe Biden continues to look for a bipartisan solution to the debt ceiling issue, the official said.