Debt-Limit Bill Passes Senate, Heads to House
Posted on AllSides October 8th, 2021
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The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to raise the U.S. borrowing limit into December, after Democrats struck a short-term agreement with Republican leaders that averted a looming default for now but sets up another showdown within months.
The key moment came earlier in the evening, when 11 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in a vote to break the 60-vote filibuster threshold and proceed to final passage of the measure, which cleared the Senate 50 to 48, with two Republican absences.
The legislation, based on a proposal made Wednesday by Senate Minority...
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