Senate Republicans battling plans to pass a massive social welfare spending package blocked Democrats for the second time this week from quickly passing a bill to lift the nation’s borrowing limit.
The top Senate Republican objected to a move by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to advance legislation to suspend the borrowing limit using unanimous consent.
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