WASHINGTON — President Biden, simply moments earlier than he departed on Wednesday for a diplomatic journey to Asia, stated he was assured “America is not going to default” as congressional leaders in each events supplied some indicators of optimism about finally reaching a deal to boost the nation’s borrowing restrict.
“Each chief within the room understands the implications if we didn’t pay our payments,” Mr. Biden stated on the White Home on Wednesday earlier than leaving for Hiroshima, Japan, to attend the…