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Daily Herald opinion: Remove the debt ceiling: Repeated abuses show Congress must find a better way to fiscal discipline

We disagree with President Trump on many things, but we can find common ground on abolishing the debt ceiling. We’ve called ...

Passing the GOP debt ceiling bill would be 'equally disastrous' as a default, Bernie Sanders says — and he's joining 10 of his Democratic colleagues in urging Biden to bypass ...

Using the 14th Amendment to bypass the debt ceiling would "prevent devastating cuts to some of the most vulnerable people," Sen. Sanders said.
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Another year, another $2 trillion in debt

Just two weeks after he was sworn into office, former President Ronald Reagan went on national television to address the American people about what he perceived to be a dire problem. It was the ...

Chuck Schumer wants to publicly eviscerate Republicans' debt ceiling bill, which he says has 'no hope of ever becoming law'

Republicans want massive spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling and avoiding default. Chuck Schumer says their legislation won't fly.
WTVF

What exactly is the debt ceiling?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is taking action Thursday to avert a government shutdown. However, lawmakers are doing so by not addressing the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said if ...
NBC Los Angeles

What is the debt ceiling and what happens if the US defaults?

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, a day after he and Elon Musk came out against a deal reached by congressional lawmakers to fund the ...