The standoff over raising the U.S. federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling illustrates the stakes of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's lengthy absence from Washington, fellow Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said on Sunday.
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein moves through the Senate subway during a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantzdebt ceiling
Congress has been locked in a standoff over the debt ceiling since January, with the Republicans who control the House of Representatives saying they will vote to raise it only in exchange for federal spending cuts. President Joe Biden's Democrats insist on a "clean" debt ceiling bill unaccompanied by cuts.
Klobuchar, a Senate Judiciary Committee member, said the trail-blazing California lawmaker had "made the right decision" to step aside until she is able to resume work, but the closely divided Senate could not cope with her absence indefinitely.
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