U.S. Senator Cruz vows to block new Democratic debt ceiling ploy

[September 29, 2021]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz vowed on Tuesday to block Democrats from obtaining consent to suspend the federal debt ceiling through a simple majority vote.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), questions Steve Satterfield, Vice President, Privacy & Public Policy, Facebook, Inc. as he testifies before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights in a hearing to examine big data, focusing on implications for competition and consumers on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2021. Ken Cedeno/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by David Morgan, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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