Congress is set to avoid a debt default after Senate approves a path forward

Updated December 09, 2021

Kelsey Snell

Senate 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.

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