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Oct 06

McConnell offers Dems short-term debt fix amid standoff

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The Senate has gone into recess so lawmakers can discuss the proposal, delaying a procedural vote on a House-passed bill to suspend the debt cap.

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Oct 06

WATCH: Manchin urges Senate leaders to ‘engage’ on debt

By Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, who had said in recent weeks that he's opposed to eliminating the filibuster told reporters, he has been "very, very clear" where he stands on the procedure. "Nothing changes," he said.

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Oct 06

WATCH: Biden enlists CEOs to warn of default if federal debt limit is not raised

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden hosted business leaders at the White House on Wednesday and is warning that failure to extend the government's borrowing authority could set off a global financial crisis.

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Sep 29

The 4 issues Democrats are trying to solve in Congress right now

By Lisa Desjardins

Let's break down the crises facing Congress.

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Sep 22

WATCH: McConnell refuses to help raise federal debt limit

By Associated Press

At a press conference, Wednesday, McConnell said since Democrats control the White House and Congress, it's their problem to find the votes — though he had relied on bipartisan cooperation to approve debt limit measures when Republicans were in charge.

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Sep 17

White House warns states face deep cuts if Congress does not raise debt limit

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The debt limit is the amount of money Congress allows the Treasury to borrow. It was suspended three times during the Trump administration and has been lifted dozens of times since 1960.

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Jul 29

U.S. Treasury projects it will borrow $433 billion this quarter

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Market borrowing for this budget year is projected to total $1.27 trillion, a 6.5% increase from the 2018 budget year.

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Nov 02

Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline

By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a bipartisan budget bill that avoids a catastrophic U.S. default and puts off the next round of fighting over federal spending and debt until after next year's presidential and congressional…

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Oct 26

Everything you need to know about the federal debt limit

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

With one week to go, Congress must act fast and come up with a way to raise the federal borrowing limit or face an unprecedented government default.

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Mar 01

Dysfunction in Congress not limited to homeland security fight

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Congress' dysfunction isn't limited to the struggle to keep a Cabinet department running without interruption.

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