U.S. Senate's Schumer to seek vote to increase the debt limit, on a majority vote
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will ask later Tuesday for unanimous consent for the chamber to hold a vote to increase the nation's debt limit on a majority vote, which would skip the procedural step that normally requires a supermajority for legislation to advance.
(Reporting by Susan Cornwell)
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