The leaders of both parties in the chamber have vowed to have the measure approved by weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.
with just four days left to pass the measure and send it for President Joe Biden to sign and avert a catastrophic default.
The Treasury Department warned it would be unable to pay all its bills on June 5 if Congress fails to act. His counterpart, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, also signalled that he would work for fast passage, saying, “I’ll be proud to support it without delay.”Mr Biden’s Democrats control the Senate by a thin 51-49 margin. The chamber’s rules require 60 votes to advance most legislation, meaning at least nine Republican votes are needed to pass most Bills, including the debt ceiling deal.
Mr Schumer and Mr McConnell were working behind the scenes to dissuade opponents from erecting procedural barriers that would delay passage. Any Senate changes to the Bill at this stage would mean it would have to go back to the House for final passage, a delay that could make the first-ever US government default a reality.Republican Senator Rand Paul, who regularly seeks such last-minute amendments, told CBS News on Wednesday he will not employ parliamentary procedures to delay action.
The main argument was over spending for the next couple of years on “discretionary” programmes, such as housing, education and medical research that Republicans wanted to cut deeply while seeking increases in funding for the military, veterans and possibly border security.
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