debt limit

Published
June 7, 2023

Republican conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power.
Published
June 7, 2023

Clarence Page: Congress finds virtue in compromise – at last

Lessons of the debt ceiling debate: Congress should not be encouraged to hold the rest of the government hostage to get the legislation they want.
Published
June 4, 2023

The Conversation: COVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut — what House Republicans got in return for pushing the U.S. to the brink of default
Published
June 4, 2023

Jim Fossel: No leadership in debt ceiling deal

Rather than truly addressing the nation’s fiscal woes, both sides were more than happy to walk away with a symbolic victory.
Published
June 3, 2023

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

In the end, Democrats warily accepted new requirements for some able-bodied recipients in exchange for food aid. Republicans agreed to drop some work requirements for veterans, homeless people, and others.

Published
June 3, 2023

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls U.S. back from brink of unprecedented default

The bipartisan measure, passed by the House Wednesday and the Senate Thursday, averts the potential of an unprecedented government default that would have rocked the U.S. and global economies.
Published
June 2, 2023

Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal

In both chambers, more Democrats backed the legislation than Republicans, but both parties were critical to its passage.
Published
June 2, 2023

Gordon L. Weil: Debt ceiling ‘crisis’ pure political theater
Published
June 2, 2023

Commentary: Work requirements won’t solve labor shortages

And they do more harm than good, especially among the people they’re supposed to help.
Published
June 1, 2023

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

President Biden said he would sign the bill into law as soon as possible. "This bipartisan agreement is a big win for our economy and the American people,” the president said.