Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said during a House Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday that he anticipated voting in favor of advancing a bipartisan debt-ceiling bill. That suggests that at least seven Republicans on the 13-member panel will back the measure, enough to move it forward to a full House vote on Wednesday.
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