US Senate blocks effort to keep govt going

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan
Updated September 28 2021 - 10:40am, first published 10:37am
Chuck Schumer says Democrats will take further action to avoid a shutdown and debt default.
Chuck Schumer says Democrats will take further action to avoid a shutdown and debt default.

A sharply divided US Senate has failed to advance a measure to suspend the federal debt ceiling and avoid a partial government shutdown, as Republican lawmakers denied the bill the votes necessary to move forward.

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