Senate kills measure to stop President Obama from raising debt limit

The Senate on Thursday killed a measure to stop the president from adding another $1.2 trillion to the total.

After just over two hours of debate, the Senate voted 44-52 to block a motion to disapprove the debt-limit increase, which the House passed overwhelmingly last week. Four Senate Republicans missed the vote.
The $1.2 trillion debt increase is expected to cover the nation’s borrowing requirements until after the November election.
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