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Today the US House of Representatives passed by a vote of 221-201 legislation to extend the nation’s borrowing authority for one year, through March 15, 2015. The measure will allow the government to fully finance government operations until that time, averting an economic catastrophe that many economists predicted if the debt ceiling limit was not raised. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene voted to support the bill and issued the following statement today:

“The House’s bipartisan vote today ends the risk of America defaulting for the next year, helping us move past another manufactured fiscal crisis that could have been addressed months ago. Failure to raise the debt ceiling would have resulted in serious consequences for our economy and the middle class. Today’s vote was the responsible action to take.”