Tennessee representatives weigh in on debt ceiling bill

A late-hour plan to raise the nation's borrowing authority passed the U.S. House on Monday with the support of two of the chamber's four East Tennesseans, just hours before the government was expected to run out of money to pay its bills. The measure, which would extend the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by up to $2.4 trillion and cut federal spending by more than $2 trillion over the next decade, cleared the House on a 269-161 vote.