Republican debt plan under fire

Wed Jul 27, 2011

BBC News

The White House has warned that President Obama could veto a debt limit plan proposed by top House Republicans.

Meanwhile, Speaker John Boehner's plan to trim public spending and raise the limit met with resistance from rank-and-file members of his own party.

A House of Representatives vote on the plan was delayed from Wednesday after doubts arose over the cuts it proposed.

Washington remains at odds as a deadline to increase the government's borrowing authority looms on 2 August.