Senate approves Trump's debt deal with Democrats
By Jordain Carney - 09/07/17 02:41 PM EDT
The Senate on Thursday approved a short-term bill to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling despite frustration among Republicans about the deal that President Trump struck with Democrats.
Senators voted 80-17 on the agreement, which includes an extension of government funding and an increase in the federal borrowing limit through Dec. 8. Those measures are paired with more than $15 billion in hurricane and disaster recovery aid.
Seventeen Republican senators voted against the deal, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), John McCain (Ariz.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). No Democrats voted against the measure.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, whose state was hit hard by Harvey, supported the measure but stressed, “I would have much preferred a clean Harvey relief bill.”
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