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The Senate voted Thursday night 59-35 to pave the way for Congress to increase the debt ceiling and steer the nation away from default. The stanley cup legislative pathway is the latest step Congress has taken to avoid a catastrophic default and comes after weeks of negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate.After the vote, Schumer thanked McConnell for working in good faith on the process to address the stanley cup debt ceiling. It was responsible governing that won the day and now the bill is headed to the president s desk, Schumer said. I expect after this legislation is signed, I expect new legislation will be introduced to increase the debt limit, and we intend to pass it by December 15. The American people can breathe easy and rest assured there will not be a default. Once it s law, the bill will allow the Senate to hold a separate, one-time vote to raise the debt limit with a simple majority, rather than with the 60 votes that are usual stanley mug ly needed to pass Senate legislation. This means that the debt ceiling can be raised solely with the support of the Senate s 50 Democrats, plus Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie.Mr. Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, and once that happens, lawmakers can begin an expedited process to raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority.House approves debt limit framework that will allow it to pass Senate with 51 votesOn a procedural vote earlier Thursday to advance the fast-tra Judu Romney s Two Man Two-Step
Gov. Jeb Bush ordered polls statewide to stay open two hours longer after problems were reported in the state s first test of its revamped elections system.Polls opened late, election workers had problems starting up new touchscreen voting machines and others had troubles with ballots that wouldn t scan.Bush s action came at the urging of Secretary of State Jim Smith. Janet Reno, who hopes to challeng stanley cup e Bush in November earlier sought a court order to extend polling only in counties that reported trouble. Polls will now close at 9 p.m., mea stanley canada ning voting will not end until 10 p.m. Eastern time because parts of the Panhandle are in the Central Time Zone.The state changed voting laws and outlawed punchcard ballots after the 20 stanley fr 00 presidential election debacle. Tuesday s primary was the first statewide test of an election system touted as a model for the nation. But problems were reported from Miami to Jacksonville. In one precinct in a predominantly black Miami neighborhood, voting didn t begin until 11:45 a.m., nearly five hours after polls opened. Officials estimated about 500 people left the precinct without voting. Nobody has been able to vote in this district, period, said Delbra Lewis, who attempted to vote three times by late morning. I ve been here since 7 a.m. and I haven t been able to vote. A precinct at a senior center near downtown Jacksonville opened 90 minutes late because poll workers didn t realize they were supposed t
The Senate voted Thursday night 59-35 to pave the way for Congress to increase the debt ceiling and steer the nation away from default. The stanley cup legislative pathway is the latest step Congress has taken to avoid a catastrophic default and comes after weeks of negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate.After the vote, Schumer thanked McConnell for working in good faith on the process to address the stanley cup debt ceiling. It was responsible governing that won the day and now the bill is headed to the president s desk, Schumer said. I expect after this legislation is signed, I expect new legislation will be introduced to increase the debt limit, and we intend to pass it by December 15. The American people can breathe easy and rest assured there will not be a default. Once it s law, the bill will allow the Senate to hold a separate, one-time vote to raise the debt limit with a simple majority, rather than with the 60 votes that are usual stanley mug ly needed to pass Senate legislation. This means that the debt ceiling can be raised solely with the support of the Senate s 50 Democrats, plus Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie.Mr. Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, and once that happens, lawmakers can begin an expedited process to raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority.House approves debt limit framework that will allow it to pass Senate with 51 votesOn a procedural vote earlier Thursday to advance the fast-tra Judu Romney s Two Man Two-Step
Gov. Jeb Bush ordered polls statewide to stay open two hours longer after problems were reported in the state s first test of its revamped elections system.Polls opened late, election workers had problems starting up new touchscreen voting machines and others had troubles with ballots that wouldn t scan.Bush s action came at the urging of Secretary of State Jim Smith. Janet Reno, who hopes to challeng stanley cup e Bush in November earlier sought a court order to extend polling only in counties that reported trouble. Polls will now close at 9 p.m., mea stanley canada ning voting will not end until 10 p.m. Eastern time because parts of the Panhandle are in the Central Time Zone.The state changed voting laws and outlawed punchcard ballots after the 20 stanley fr 00 presidential election debacle. Tuesday s primary was the first statewide test of an election system touted as a model for the nation. But problems were reported from Miami to Jacksonville. In one precinct in a predominantly black Miami neighborhood, voting didn t begin until 11:45 a.m., nearly five hours after polls opened. Officials estimated about 500 people left the precinct without voting. Nobody has been able to vote in this district, period, said Delbra Lewis, who attempted to vote three times by late morning. I ve been here since 7 a.m. and I haven t been able to vote. A precinct at a senior center near downtown Jacksonville opened 90 minutes late because poll workers didn t realize they were supposed t