AdvertisementCongress is set to avoid a debt default after Senate approves a path forwardUpdated December 09, 2021Kelsey SnellfacebookEmailSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., earlier in the week agreed on a plan to try to avoid a federal default without GOP votes. (AP)This article was originally published on December 07, 2021.