Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signaled openness to working with Democrats on raising the debt ceiling, a shift from his earlier plan to include it in the GOP’s reconciliation package, as House Republicans face a critical legislative agenda, The Hill reported.

Speaker Johnson on Tuesday suggested that raising the debt ceiling could become a bipartisan effort, moving away from the GOP’s initial plan to handle the issue through a party-line reconciliation package.

Johnson made the remarks during an interview with The Hill’s Emily Brooks at the Republican annual retreat held at Trump National Doral in Florida.

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