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House Votes Down Symbolic Effort To Raise Debt Ceiling
In what was viewed as a largely symbolic vote, the House rejected an effort to increase the nation's borrowing ability. Congressional Republicans viewed the step as a means to advance arguments that any effort to increase the debt ceiling should be accompanied by spending cuts and program revisions - including changes to Medicare.
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