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Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding default

The 50-49 party line vote came just one day shy of a deadline set by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who warned last month that she was running out of maneuvering room to avoid the nation’s first-ever default.

Associated Press

Dec 14, 2021, 5:54 PM

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