House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill to Suspend Limit

House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill to Suspend Limit
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is seen at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on June 28, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Lawmakers in the House voted to pass a debt ceiling bill on Wednesday that would suspend the federal debt limit through to Dec. 17, 2022.

In a 219–212 vote along party lines, the measure comes just weeks before the federal government would default on debt.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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