Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday evening that lawmakers had “locked in” an agreement to fast-track a bill to raise the debt ceiling and avert a government default.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday evening that lawmakers had “locked in” an agreement to fast-track a bill to raise the debt ceiling and avert a government default. “I am pleased—so pleased—to announce that both sides have just locked in an agreement that enables the Senate to pass legislation tonight, avoiding default,” he said on the Senate floor.
He thanked his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, adding, “For all the ups and downs and twists and turns it took to get here, it is so good for this country that both parties have come together at last to avoid default.” Voting on the first of 11 proposed amendments began in the Senate immediately after his comments, with a vote on its final passage expected shortly after.
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