Senate Reaches Deal on Short-term Debt Hike into December
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On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he had reached an agreement with Republicans to extend the debt ceiling to December. While left-leaning articles highlight that the party-line Democratic vote of 50-48 in support of the bill to raise the government’s debt ceiling by almost half-trillion dollars brought instant relief in Washington, right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., teed up a vote to break a filibuster on a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling through December 2022.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the party-line Democratic vote of 50-48 in support of the bill to raise the government’s debt ceiling by almost half-trillion dollars brought instant relief in Washington. However, Republican and Democratic lawmakers will still have to tackle their differences on the issue once more before the year ends.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that senators could vote on the deal as soon as Thursday. The agreement would increase the debt ceiling by $480 billion.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., teed up a vote to break a filibuster on a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling through December 2022. There were warnings of what would have happened if the federal government crashed into the debt ceiling.