Roll Call Quotes Arshi Siddiqui on Debt Limit Meeting
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For its article “Debt limit veterans look for hopeful signs in Tuesday’s meeting,” Roll Call quoted Akin lobbying & public policy partner Arshi Siddiqui. The article looks at President Biden’s meeting with congressional leaders on the debt limit and the prospect of an agreement between the White House and Congress.
Arshi, who served as senior advisor and counsel to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that, with a new deadline and with key players engaging for the first time, the meeting has the potential to shift political posturing to governing and finding a path forward.
She noted, “The president convening everybody at the White House allows a true discussion and dialogue to occur and we haven’t seen that yet, so that’s the significance from that perspective in terms of ultimately threading the needle.”
Arshi added that both parties appear to be prioritizing a long-term agreement, which is promising insofar as both parties are interested in a solution that offers financial markets greater certainty.
