Senate Democrats Vote to Increase Debt Limit

(L-R) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talk with each other as they walk down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC., on Sept. 13, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the debt limit by $2.5 trillion until 2023 after months of political wrangling between Democrats and Republicans.

Passed by a party-line vote of 50–49, the debt ceiling increase bill is expected to quickly come to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.