Senate Dems To Pressure Boehner With Vote On 'Clean' Debt Limit Bill

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Senate Democratic leaders plan to advance a bill this week to raise the debt limit with no strings attached, according to multiple well-placed Democratic aides.

The move, first reported by the Washington Post, means Democrats are calling Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) bluff after his office contended on Monday that a "clean" debt limit increase could not pass the Democratic-led Senate.

Senate leaders intend to begin the process with a vote to proceed to the bill late this week, said one senior aide. The aide said Democratic senators expect to be fully united and will likely need six Republican votes to reach 60 and break an inevitable filibuster.

"We'll be looking to the usual suspects," the aide said.
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