Democrats set up showdown with GOP by attaching debt limit to bill to avert government shutdown
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When the House of Representatives comes back into session this week, averting a government shutdown and addressing the debt limit will be front and center as Democrats contend with divisions within their own ranks over President Joe Biden's sweeping economic agenda.
Congressional Democratic leaders announced on Monday that they will attach a suspension of the debt limit to a must-pass spending bill to keep the government funded, a move that would essentially dare Republicans to vote no and spark a shutdown. The issue is expected to trigger a major showdown as Republicans so far have not been willing to budge and have repeatedly said they will not vote to raise the debt limit.
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