Senator says US budget, debt deal in hand
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Senate leaders agreed to a bipartisan plan Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the federal government after a 16-day closure, according to a Republican senator.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte also said the House of Representatives might vote first on the plan to speed its way through Congress. "I understand they've come to an agreement but I'm going to let the leader announce that," Ayotte said as she walked into a meeting of Senate Republicans called to review details of the emerging deal struck with Democrats who control the Senate.
