House Passes Debt Limit Extension

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The House passed a GOP bill suspending the debt ceiling until May 19 on Wednesday by a margin of 285 – 144. The bill now heads to the Senate. It includes a provision, touted by Republican leadership as “No budget, no pay,” that would withhold senators’ pay if they don’t pass a budget by the April 15 statutory deadline.

 

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