Washington needs to approve a funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown after Dec. 16. Here’s what Democrats could do before the start of the 118th Congress in January.
U.S. lawmakers on Monday are getting back to work in Washington, D.C., after a break for the midterm elections, and one action that Democrats in Congress are considering is trying to raise the debt limit before year’s end.
“We can start by lifting the debt ceiling now to block Republicans from taking our economy hostage next year,” she added During a 2011 fight over the debt limit, S&P downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in history.
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