Republicans Tell Democrats to Go It Alone on Debt Ceiling.

DEMOCRATIC Party (U.S.); DEMOCRATS (United States); DEBT; REPUBLICANS; GOVERNMENT shutdown; GOVERNMENT debt limit; PUBLIC debts

Republicans have signaled all summer that they are unlikely to support a debt limit suspension or increase, a move they say would be tantamount to endorsing the trillions in social spending that Democrats are pushing. Keywords: 0230417Z; ALLTOP; BON; BUSINESS; EXE; FRX; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; MARKETS; NORTHAM; POL; US; WORLD; WWTOP EN 0230417Z ALLTOP BON BUSINESS EXE FRX GEN GLOBALMACR GOV MARKETS NORTHAM POL US WORLD WWTOP Forty-six Republican senators issued a stern warning to Democrats that they will not vote for an increase in the debt ceiling, a move that could raise the risk of the U.S. Treasury defaulting on its obligations as soon as next month. [Extracted from the article]

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