Debt ceiling bill will pass, No. 3 U.S. House Republican says

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks during a news conference in Washington

(Corrects to describe bill as bipartisan, not Republican)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will have the votes needed to pass a bipartisan debt ceiling bill later on Wednesday, Representative Tom Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, said.

“We’re going to have the votes tonight. This will pass,” Emmer told CNN in an interview.

(This story has been corrected to describe the bill as bipartisan, not Republican, in paragraph 1)

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Susan Heavey)

Reuters

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