debt limit
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Commentary: One cheer for another ugly debt-limit deal
The good news: Congress has avoided default. The bad news: Its stupidest law survives.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2021
House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
The relief is temporary as Congress will have to revisit the issue in December.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Congress foresees short-term debt fix amid perilous standoff
Buying time until December will allow Republicans to avoid the blame they would have gotten from some quarters for blocking a vote on a longer extension.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Biden tells Republicans to ‘get out of the way’ of raising U.S. debt ceiling
The White House says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is needlessly posing a threat to the international credit of the federal government, potentially hurting financial markets and the broader economy.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2021
Our View: Bipartisan redistricting effort shows Congress how lawmaking should work
When it comes to redrawing Maine’s electoral districts, nothing is to be gained from failing to work together.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Our View: Federal debt limit brink is nothing to play with
We should not lose sight of how catastrophic a default would be simply because we have come close before.
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