Congress has approved the debt ceiling deal, the motion passing through with 63:36 votes.

This has been done almost a hundred times previously.

US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Jack Tame that politically, this is like shooting yourself in the foot.

He said that coming into the election season this will become fuel for politicians on both sides of the divide to use against each other.

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Congress has approved the debt ceiling deal, the motion passing through with 63:36 votes.
This has been done almost a hundred times previously.
US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Jack Tame that politically, this is like shooting yourself in the foot.
He said that coming into the election season this will become fuel for politicians on both sides of the divide to use against each other.
LISTEN ABOVE

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