A broken ankle will keep U.S. Representative Angie Craig from voting to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.
Craig suffered a bimalleolar fracture and a dislocated ankle after tripping while doing yard work at her Prior Lake home on Monday. Craig's surgery is scheduled for Thursday and doctors advised her not to fly before or after the surgery.
"She is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the ankle on Thursday. Her physician has advised her not to fly in advance of the surgery or immediately after. As a result, Rep. Craig will miss votes in Congress this week related to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement," wrote Craig’s Chief of Staff Nick Coe. “Rep. Craig and Cheryl are grateful to the Prior Lake Police and Fire Departments who responded to the incident, and Rep. Craig looks forward to getting back to work for the people of the Second District as soon as possible.”
The debt ceiling compromise agreed to by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy narrowly cleared a key hurdle Tuesday night with a 7 to 6 vote in the Rules Committee.
The measure now goes to House floor for a vote that is expected Wednesday evening.
The debt ceiling bill must pass in both the House and then the Senate ahead of Monday, June 5 when the Treasury Department says it will not be able to pay all of the nation's bills.