Senators voted 65-35 to pass the US House resolution 5305 dubbed Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.
The bill also includes financial backing for the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and support for thousands of Afghan evacuees who fled their country following the Taliban (banned in Russia) takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.
The bill also includes financial backing for the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and support for thousands of Afghan evacuees who fled their country following the Taliban (banned in Russia) takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.
Earlier in the day, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the United States should abolish its debt ceiling to ensure that spending passed in Congress under any administration goes through without a crisis.
"Yes, I would," Yellen said when asked whether she supports eliminating the US debt limit. "I believe when Congress legislates expenditures and puts in place a tax policy that determines taxes, those are the crucial decisions Congress is making. To finance those spending and tax decisions, it's necessary to issue additional debt."
Yellen added that it was "very destructive to put the president and myself, the Treasury Secretary" in a crisis over the debt ceiling.
Meanwhile, another vote is scheduled for Thursday, focusing on a $1 trillion bipartisan bill that prioritises building new or maintaining old infrastructure, including $110 billion in new funds for roads and bridges as well as $39 billion for modernising public transport.
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