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Jan 20 2023
Analysis
The big problem with any debt ceiling fix
So it’s come to this: another debt ceiling crisis.
This is the fifth standoff I’ve covered as a reporter. There was the big one in 2011, of course, but then the 2013 standoff related to Obamacare, the lower-profile standoff in 2015, and the 2021 fight that required a temporary change to the Senate filibuster. I’m 32 years old. As I tell myself in the mirror every morning, that is not
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Jan 17 2023
News
Debt ceiling fight is just getting started
We're in the first inning of another seemingly inevitable debt limit fight.
Driving the news: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed Congressional leaders Friday that the federal government would likely hit the debt limit on Thursday. As a result, Treasury will have to take "extraordinary measures" to keep paying creditors who own the U.S. government's bonds.
These measures are
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Jul 14 2024
News
New book explores ‘Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling’
You can see the CEO’s office from the outside of your workplace. You’ve actually been in that office, so you know what it looks like inside, too. Big, expansive desk. Cushy, expensive chair. Ankle-deep carpet. The CEO got there through regular means over the course of his career – something you’d like to do, too. But as you know, and as in the new book, “Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling” by Layla
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Jul 11 2024
News
Braun proposes 5 national debt 'solutions' that don't fix national debt
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., has proposed five "solutions" to address what he describes as the "disaster" of the U.S. national debt that now stands at nearly $35 trillion after increasing 59% from approximately $22 trillion when Braun took office in 2019. None of Braun's proposed solutions either increase federal revenue or decrease government spending in a way that would bring the nation's
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Jul 02 2024
News
Affordable Debt Consolidation Helps Texans With Overwhelming Debt
Affordable Debt Consolidation provides Debt Relief in Texas for Texans Struggling with $30,000 to $300,000 in credit card debt or personal loans. Call 800-816-1003 or visit affordabledebtconsolidation.com/WOAI for a free, no-obligation phone or office consultation. Americans are facing 1.12 Trillion of credit card debt, the highest ever recorded in our nation's history. If you are struggling
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Jun 20 2023
Perspectives Blog
Here’s Where Americans Agree on the Debt Ceiling Package
What Happened?With the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 passed just days before the United States defaulted on its debt obligations, the American people are now surveying the aftermath of a months-long political battle in Washington. Here’s an overview of where voters and politicians agreed and disagreed on the debt ceiling package.
Where They DisagreedHalf of Americans believe
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Jun 01 2023
News
Senate passes debt ceiling legislation 63-36
‘Tis done. The debt ceiling bill was passed by the Senate 63-36 and will become law as soon as President Biden signs it. Will post more details of the final vote by party and the drama in the Senate today as I find it. Sen. Schumer laying out his resolve this afternoon - .@SenSchumer: "The Senate will stay in session until we send a bill avoiding default to President Biden's desk. We will keep
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May 31 2023
News
House passes bill to raise debt ceiling into 2025
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill raising the debt ceiling until 2025 in exchange for measures to cut the budget deficit. Why it matters: The bill's passage puts the U.S. on track to avert a debt default — which Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected could happen in a
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Jun 01 2023
News
Senate nears time agreement on debt ceiling bill
The contours of a deal to speed up consideration of the debt ceiling bill are starting to take shape, with Senate leadership negotiating a series of amendment votes to satisfy members ready to slow down its passage. The Senate has until Monday to avoid a possible default, a time crunch complicated by the chamber operating by unanimous consent. Any single senator can hold up the bill, which
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