No, although it's come close several times before, most notably in 2011, when lawmakers agreed to raise the debt limit just days before the nation was about to exhaust its borrowing capacity. That led credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's to downgrade U.S. debt for the first time....
Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina and members of the House Freedom Caucus hold their news conference to oppose the debt limit deal outside of the US Capitol on Monday, May 30. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Rep. Dan Bishop, a member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, sig...
Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina and members of the House Freedom Caucus hold their news conference to oppose the debt limit deal outside of the US Capitol on Monday, May 30. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Rep. Dan Bishop, a member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, sig...
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The debt limit caps outstanding federal debt. When we’ve spent more than that amount, $31.4 trillion, Congress has to allow us to spend more to pay back what we’ve already borrowed."When you’re talking about the debt ceiling, you're not talking about the allocation of money. You’...
Senate Democrats back automatic debt limit hikes More By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to reject a GOP effort that would have blocked the approved increase in the national debt limit. The chamber voted 54-45 against the GOP move...
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Governed by the Constitution, lawmakers must raise the debt ceiling when the national debt approaches the limit that's periodically reset by Congress. This avoids a government shutdown and the risk that the U.S. government will default on its obligations. ...
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