(us Republican negotiator: there are still "thorny problems" in debt negotiations)-- McHenry, chairman of the US House Financial Services Committee and a Republican negotiator, said that there are still "thorny problems" in the debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans and the White House. "it could take hours or days to reach an agreement, and I don't know when," McHenry said at the Capitol. He added that there were still few differences between the two parties. Negotiators for McCarthy and President Joe Biden worked late into the night to eliminate the threat of default. But reaching an agreement and passing the bill before what Treasury Secretary Yellen called the deadline (June 5) is a "serious challenge." McCarthy has promised to give lawmakers 72 hours to evaluate the text before voting. This rule, coupled with procedural hurdles in the Senate, could delay passage of the bill until the June 5 deadline.