The clock ticks on the debt limit: Lessons from America's last debt ceiling crisis
Posted on AllSides May 30th, 2023
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ANALYSIS
The U.S. debt limit clock is ticking.
A political stand-off in Washington on the U.S. debt limit is pushing the country perilously close to default.
In 2011, the country came within 72 hours of that happening.
Today, On Point: What’s the path forward? We hear lessons from America's last debt ceiling crisis.
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