Senate Democrats eye government funding bill without debt hike
By Jordain Carney - 09/28/21 07:30 PM EDT
Senate Democrats are eyeing a short-term funding bill that would avert a government shutdown but wouldn't include language to raise the nation’s borrowing limit.
The Senate is currently checking with all 100 senators to see if anyone would block passage of the stop-gap funding measure as soon as Wednesday.
The bill would fund the government through Dec. 3. That’s the same date as a House-passed bill to fund the government, but the Senate would drop language that would suspend the nation’s borrowing limit through 2022, effectively separating the two fights.
The goal would be to pass the short-term spending bill as soon on Wednesday and send it to the House, where Democrats will need to pass it without the debt hike included.
If a senator won’t sign off on speedy passage, that could drag out the discussion for days.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574391-senate-eyes-government-funding-bill-without-debt-hike
